I want the world to stop (I want the world to stop) 
Give me the morning (give me the understanding) 
I want the world to stop (I want the world to stop) 
Give me the morning, give me the afternoon 
The night, the night 

Let me step out of my shell 
That's wrapped in sheets of milky winter disorder 
Let me feel the air again, the talk of friends 
The mind of someone my equal 

I want the world to stop… 

Tinseltown has followed me from Tinseltown to 
Grey adorable city by the docks 
The girls will walk in moving air the sun hangs low the girls don't care 
As they paint themselves at dusk. 

I want the world to stop… 

Towns' and cities' populations up and grow 
The workers move to the suburbs 
In between I watch and go 
 [bad word] [bad word] hour traffic, a prayer for every car 

I want the world to stop… 

I want to write a message to you 
Everyday at 10 o'clock in the evening 
Yellow pearl my city is 
This is your art this is your Balzac your Brookside and your Bach