Verse 1:EHoliday, O, a Holiday!AEBAnd the best one of the yearEDozing off underneath my sheetsAEBWhile I cover both my earsChorus:ABEABEBut if I wait for a holiday could it stop my fear?ABEABETo go away on a summer’s day never seemed so clearVerse 2 - same as first -:Holiday, still so far awayOur republic on the beachI can’t forget just how bad it getsWhen I’m counting on my teethChorus:ABEABEBut if I wait for a holiday could it stop my fear?ABEABETo go away on a summer’s day never seemed so clearBridge:ABA vegetarian since the invasion
EAShe’d never seen the word BOMBSABShe’d never seen the words blown upEATo 96 point FuturaBShe’d never seen an AKEAIn a yellowy Day Glo displayBEA t-shirt so lovely it turned all the history books grey
Verse 4:I’ve got wheels, I’ve got cutter sprayAnd a healthy sense of worthHalf of me is the gasolineBut the other half’s the surfSo if I wait for a holiday could it stop my fear?To go away on a summer’s day never seemed so clear