She was so bright and a tragic   Like the dying planets from the universe that came before ours   She was the cemetery that would always scare me   As I walked by it alone in the dark   She was the story I read to the people in bed   Who needed fantasy to sleep through the night   She was the feeling and joy of every girl and boy   When the end of the school year's arrived      Antarctica   I'll take you to the South Pole   Antarctica   When you've got no place to go   Antarctica   I'll take you to the South Pole   Antarctica      She was the sunshine stars   She had my brains and heart   She was the brightest part of this black universe   She was the thorn of trees   Searching for me, a breeze   She was the only thing good in this universe      It was the strangest thing for him    To ever think that one day he was to give himself to her   But for me what was stranger was    The feeling of danger that I felt the moment that it occurred   "Was it healthy or not?"   Was the question I got from every person that I talked to   If she smokes six packs a day   and that's completely insane   Then how can I pretend she gave me no clue?      Antarctica   I'll take you to the South Pole   Antarctica   When you've got no place to go   Antarctica   I'll take you to the South Pole   Antarctica      She was the sunshine stars   She had my brains and heart   She was the brightest part of this black universe   She was the thorn of trees   Searching for me, a breeze   She was the only thing good in this universe      When I'm a hundred and five   And my ashes resides on the mantle of my future son's home   I hope to never regret any moment I spent   Trying to tally up the beauty I've known   Because the truth is I've liked   Every time that we fight   I can't imagine doing anything else   With my time here on Earth   And all around in the dirt   With a woman who is bad for my health      Antarctica   I'll take you to the South Pole   Antarctica   When you've got no place to go   Antarctica   I'll take you to the South Pole   Antarctica      She was the sunshine stars   She had my brains and heart   She was the brightest part of this black universe   She was the thorn of trees   Searching for me, a breeze   She was the only thing good in this universe