The sun burns our skin if we get too close But it's healing rays we need the most Just like bugs circling round the light Get too close and they pop and die So lets take a a train straight to the moon If we leave now we won't get there too soon Just kick back and enjoy the ride Well make do with what we got in the pale moonlight The haves get tired of all of the have not Buy up to their homes and make em parking lots If you don't have a ticket you can't even pray That you'll get a chance to take the moon train Did you hear what happened to that moon train It got into orbit and just drifted away And I guess we'll never see them folks again So we'll stay down down here with sunburned skin And smiles on our faces Tears in our eyes Life ain't nothing but a grand surprise Life ain't nothing but a grand surprise Ghosts on the sidewalk in cool summer nights Life ain't nothing but a Grand Surprise