Jefferson Starship Lyrics

Album: Nuclear Furniture

Rose Goes To Yale Lyrics

Unused lyrics from lyric sheet: 

...And there in the dawn of the nuclear twilight 

In the heart of the glowing city 

She stood 

Pen in hand 

Lalalalalalala 

Lalalalalala 

Lalalalalalala 

Lalalalalala 

Go and find Rose and ask her 'bout order 

Go and find Rose and ask her 'bout Yale 

There is no more Yale (yaaaaaa!) 

There is no more order (yaaaaaay!) 

I was out on the river 

And in the darkness before me 

In the light of the domed city 

I saw Rose Lightning Rose 

She wasn't perfect 

But she was semi-perfect 

And she remembered all about her days in Yale 

Before they turned it into a sheet 

Of radio-active glass 

Thirty miles across 

And I always used to want to think if we could sing 

Loudly enough 

If we could sing strong enough 

And if we could sing 

Hopefully enough 

Then all of this madness would disappear 

And if we could sing 

Long enough 

If we could sing strong enough 

And if we could sing true enough 

It might carry us through next year 

Lalalalalalala 

Lalalalalala 

Lalalalalalala 

Lalalalalala 

Go and find Rose and ask about nuclear 

Go and find Rose and ask her "What now?" 

She'll tell you 'bout future 

She'll tell you 'bout how to live beyond the pale 

When the time comes...seize it 

When the dream starts....believe in it 

When the light shines...oh, bathe in it 

And now we'll have to be 

Strong enough 

Have to work long enough 

And if we believe 

True enough 

Then much of this madness'll disappear 

I'll be the one 

She said 

I'll be the only one 

In the aftermath of atomic fire 

I'll carry us through next year 

Lalalalalalala 

Lalalalalala 

Lalalalala 

Unused lyrics from lyric sheet: 

What if the world was turned around 

What if nuclear plants worked 

What if nuclear bombs didn't 

What if they held nuclear disarmament 

Talks in Antarctica instead of Switzerland 

(In igloos, not fancy hotels!) They'd be 

Over and done 

In six hours, and be on their way home 

Imagine, the light 

And imagined that Rose was here tonight 

And there in her eyes 

Was a reason to live 

A reason to fight 

A reason to die 

It scared me....it elevated me 

I would do things for her 

That I wouldn't do for my mother 

My country 

My lover 

Tis of thee 

I sing 

Sweet girl of liberty 

Sweet bird of freedom