[Verse 1]
I'm calling off the experiment
I'm ditching all the research
I'm calling off the experiment
Because it's not going to work
I'm tired of the hours and the overnighters
Petri dishes and chrome
Talk about monkeys and typewriters
Everybody go home

[Refrain]
So good night, good night
And will the last one out please turn off the light?

[Verse 2]
I'm calling off the experiment
Forget the Nobel Prize
If anyone checks, it's evidеnt
The data's falsified
No, we havеn't achieved our goals
And yes, we're giving in
We’re just a small cog in the dog eat dogma
World we’re living in

[Refrain]
So good night, good night
And will the last one out please turn off the light?
[Bridge]
But please leave on the furnace
Put money in the meter too
Don't turn off the life support systems
Next time, it could be you (It could be you)
Or someone who (It could be you)
Can cure you (It could be you)

[Verse 3]
The man with the head of a hen needs feeding
And the cats need cigarettes
The plant with human DNA needs weeding
And the rat's playing Russian roulette
I'm calling off the experiment
I'm ditching an empty lab
Leave the bunsen burners burning
Take anything that you can grab
I am calling off the experiment
I'm ditching all the research
I'm calling off the experiment
Because it's not going to work

[Refrain]
So good night, good night
And will the last one out please turn off the light?