I’m Going To Be A Happy Idiot

Caught Between The Longing For Love, And The Struggle For The Legal Tender, Where The Sirens Sing And The Church Bells Ring, And The Junk Man Pounds His Fender. Where The Veterans Dream Of The Fight, Fast Asleep At The Traffic Light, And The Children Solemnly Wait For The Ice Cream Vendor.

Lighten Up While You Still Can, Don't Even Try To Understand. Just Find A Place To Make Your Stand, And Take It Easy.

How Long Will It Be 'till We've Turned To The Tasks And The Skills That We'll Have To Have Learned If We're Going To Find Our Place In The Future And Have Something To Offer Where This Planet's Concerned?

Where The Search For The Truth Is Conducted With A Wink And A Nod And Where Power And Position Are Equated With The Grace Of God These Times Are Famine For The Soul While For The Senses It's A Feast From The Edge Of My Country, As Far As You See, Looking East

How Long Can You Hear Someone Crying - How Long Can You Hear Someone Dying - Before You Ask Yourself Why?