[Verse 1]
Pleasure is melting like chocolate
My blue ribbon gumption is gone
All my gravy must have soaked into something
And the world

[Refrain]
The filthy steps, the cold concrete
The phony earth below my feet
The ancient odour of the streets
Yes, the world
The world it is a sponge
Yes, the world
The world it is a sponge

[Verse 2]
And when the crisis passes
When the coast is clear
I'll be buffed down to a liquid

[Refrain]
And the world
The world it is a sponge
Yes, the world
The world, world it is a sponge
Yes, the world, world, world
World, world it is a sponge
[Bridge]
Throughout this entire ugly outing
I've been mumbling the convex of what I should be shouting
But I'll soon be silent you'll soon hear nothing

[Refrain]
'Cause the world, world it is a sponge
The world, world, world it is a sponge
World, world, world, world it is a sponge