Lyrics of
The Final Countdown

The Final Countdown was written by lead vocalist Joey Tempest for the band Europes third album. The inspiration came from a keyboard riff that Tempest had written around the age of 17, stemming from the idea of leaving Earth to explore space.

We're leaving together,
But still it's farewell
And maybe we'll come back,
To earth, who can tell?
I guess there is no one to blame
We're leaving ground (leaving ground)
Will things ever be the same again?

It's the final countdown
The final countdown Ohhh,

We're heading for Venus
and still we stand tall
Cause maybe they've seen us
and welcome us all
With so many light years to go
and things to be found (to be found)
I'm sure that we'll all miss her so.

It's the final countdown
The final countdown
The final countdown Ohhh

The final countdown Oh-oh

It's the final countdown
The final countdown
The final countdown. The final countdown Ohhh,
It's the final countdown. We're leaving together
The final countdown. We'll all miss her so.
It's the final countdown. The final countdown Ohhh,
It's the final countdown.