go said you'd better
get out of this town
it's all over
now i'm gonna tear it down
i'm gonna break it down
i'm gonna start it all again
because the world will drown
in the rain

make this float
go on sail away
into a brand new day of hope

you gotta build that boat
you gotta build that boat

last night i heard something
it was across the sea
i came to tell you that you're going
with me
you're gonna go with me
one woman and one man
that's how it's meant to be
that's in His plan

don't know why
why it's me and you
whatever we go through i know

we gotta build that boat
we gotta build that boat

you're gonna go with me
one woman and one man
that's how it's meant to be
that's in His plan

don't know why
why it's me and you
whatever we go through
i know

we gotta build that boat
we gotta build that boat

gonna tear the whole thing down
and the world is gonna drown
gotta get out of this town
gotta build that boat
forty days and forty nights
in the rain runnin for our lives
hoping that we'll see the light
gotta build that boat