Lyrics The End - Live 1968 - The Doors

This is the end
Beautiful friend
This is the end
My only friend, the end

Of our elaborate plans, the end
Of everything that stands, the end
No safety or surprise, the end
I'll never look into your eyes again

Can you picture what will be
So limitless and free
Desperately in need of some stranger's hand
In a desperate land

There's danger on the edge of town
Ride the king's highway
Weird scenes inside the gold mine
Ride the highway West, baby
Ride the snake
Ride the snake
To the lake
The ancient lake, baby

The snake is long
Seven miles
Ride the snake
He's old
And his skin is cold lately

The killer awoke before dawn
He put his boots on
He took a face from the ancient gallery
And he walked on down the hallway

He went into the room where his sister lived
And then he paid a little visit to his brother
And then he
He walked on down the hallway

And he came to a door
And he looked inside
"Father?"
"Yes, son?"
"I want to kill you"
"Mother?"
"I want to-"
Fuck you, mama
All night long
Beware, mama, oh

Come on, baby, take a chance with us
Come on, baby, take a chance with us
Come on, baby, take a chance with us
Meet me at the back of the blue bus
Meet me at the back of the blue bus
Doin' a blue rock on a blue bus
Doin' a blue rock, yeah!

Oh-oh

Woo

Woo, woo
Eh, eh

This is the end
Beautiful friend
This is the end
My only friend, the end

It hurts to set you free
But you'll never follow me
The end of laughter and soft lies
The end of nights we tried to die

This is the end