How are things in your little world   I hope they're going well and you are too   Do you still see the same old crowd   The ones who used to meet every Friday      I'm really sorry that I can't be there   But work comes first, I'm sure you'll understand   Things are really taking off for me   Business is thriving and I'm showing a profit and      And in any case it wouldn't be the same   'Cause we've all grown up and we've got our lives   And the values that we had once upon a time   Seem stupid now 'cause the rent must be paid   And some bonds severed and others made      Now I don't want you to get me wrong   Ideals are fine when you are young   And I must admit we had a laugh   But that's all it was and ever will because      As the burning sky keeps burning bright   And as long as it does and it always will   There's no time for dreams when commerce calls   And the tax man's shouting 'cause he wants his dough   And the wheels of finance won't begin to slow      And it's only us realists who are gonna come through   'Cause there's only one power higher than that of truth   And that's the burning sky   And that's the Burning sky      Oh, and by the way I must tell you   Before I sign off that I've got a meeting next week   With the head of a big corporate I can't disclose who   But I'm sure you'll know it and      And the burning sky it keeps burning bright   And it won't turn off 'til it's had enough   It's the greedy bastard who won't give up   And you're just a dreamer if you don't realize   And the sooner you do will be the better for you      Then we'll all be happy and we'll all be wise   And we'll all bow down to the burning sky   Then we'll all be happy and we'll all be wise   And together we will live beneath the burning sky