Early morning late last night Lit by a cold blue cell phone light I woke up from the strangest dream Could have sworn a ghost I'd seen An englishman on horseback said We're rolling out the printing press The time has come Once in a millenium Singing Rome wasn’t built in a day That’s what everybody loves to say But I wanna know how long Did it take to fall down I could not believe my eyes Front page of The New York Times Sitting right there in plain sight Where the worst things go to hide No one seemed to notice though Stuck inside the doomsday scroll No one even batted an eye Two plus two equals five, no Rome wasn’t built in a day That’s what everybody loves to say But I wanna know how long Did it take to fall down To fall down While they were lighting the gas, we were licking the toad Rolling around in the grass on the side of the road Watching the iceberg approach, having a dance on the deck Savoring every note from the string quartet And when the story broke the greatest minds that I know I got my head out my ass, I got my ass on the road I'll keep my big mouth shut, follow the leader in stride He’s always had my best interest in mind Rome wasn’t built in a day That’s what everybody loves to say But I wanna know how long Did it take to fall down I wanna know how long did it take to fall down To fall down