It's the swing It's the swing like a pendulum It marks the moments as the years go by In an innocent phase The swing into Never-Never Land There was a darkness like an old friend That scratched and crawled up the wall Into my life Into my destiny Into my desire It's the swing It's the swing like a pendulum So look behind you when the race has run And the winner is named The swing into Never-Never Land There was a darkness like an old friend That scratched and crawled up the wall Into my life Well, it's the swing Yeah, the swing like a pendulum Between the pieces and between the lines There is nothing to hide The swing into Never-Never Land There was a darkness like an old friend That scratched and crawled up the wall Into my life Into my destiny Into my desire It's the swing It's the swing like a pendulum It's the swing It's the swing like a pendulum It's the swing