WELL I OFTEN HAVE TO WONDER
WHERE AND WHEN I WANNA GO
& I OFTEN WISH I'D NEVER
EVEN WANDERED THROUGH THE DOOR
TO THE HALLS OF INQUIZITION
POSITIONED IN MY MIND
& THE QUESTIONS FORM AN OCEAN
'BOUT 1000 MILES WIDE
SEE IT SEEMS LIKE
THE MORE I LEARN
THE LESS I WANNA KNOW
I KNOW IM SUPPOSED TO SHOW CONCERN
BUT IT SEEMS LIKE
THE MORE I KNOW
I'M LEARNING TO FORGET
& BEGINNING TO FEEL COLD
THE IMAGE OF REJECTION
WRAPPED NEATLY IN A BLANKET
YOU TELL ME THAT I FAILED
WHEN I TELL YOU THAT I FAKED IT…
I SAW THROUGH YOUR LIES
AND YOUR MAIL ORDER EYES
AND NOW YOU WANNA TELL ME
THAT WE ALL DESERVE TO DIE…
SOON TO BE REPLACED
DO YOU SEE IT IN MY FACE
THE WAY WE TREAT OUR NATURE
IS BECOMING A DISGRACE
TO IGNORANT TO SEE
THAT WE LIVE BEYOND OUR MEANS
THE WAY TO CHANGE OUR NATION
JUST SEEMS TO BE…
(SO FAR… DOWN A LONG LONG ROAD)
(SO FAR GONE…
DOWN THE DEEPEST DARK HOLE)
SO FAR… LIKE SOME DISTANT RAINY DAY
THE ANSWER TO THE PROBLEM SEEMS SO FAR AWAY
(IT'S DIFFICULT TO FATHOM
BUT I KNOW ITS IN MY SOUL)
SO…FAR…AWAY…
AM I NOT SUPPOSED TO WONDER
WHY YOU CATER TO THE NEGATIVE
I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO QUESTION
THE WAY WE LIVE
WHILE EVERYTHING I SEE TO ME
IS SEETHING WITH DISEASE
LIKE A SICK CELEBRATION
IN BLIND UNITY
TO FOLLOW IS TO FALL APART
BUT DARE NOT TURN AWAY
OR BE SHUNNED LIKE A LEPPER
LOSING FAITH IN THE PARADE
WHILE IN MY YOUNGER DAYS
I BELIEVED IN SIMPLE FAITHS
SADDENED IS THE MIND
GROWING BITTER WITH AGE…