I could
use some understanding
But couldn't we all?
I'm gonna put myself in your
shoes and walk tall
Once I tried to be a loser
There's money there too
There's a myth -maker's
market to bury you
Of the night,
I say nothing that isn't old
and cliche
But when I wake up in the morning,
it's a real
The patient voice of the announcer
Tells me what hour is best
But what time it is in real time
Can you guess?
The clock was ticking,
moon shadows off the walls
An d I was dreaming of
Hawaiian waterfalls
An d then I woke to a
business call
Take a look at these new figures,
they can't possibly be right
They say the whole thing's gonna fall down,
overnight
Maybe I'm overreacting,
or just acting out
But there's a lot of bad actors
with some heavy clout
They say the end is coming
But it's not really here
What's gonna happen in
the meantime is what I fear
They're going to load us down with
software and virtual reality
They think our systems are compatible
but in real time don't agree
The clock was ticking,
moon shadows of the wall
And I was dreaming of
Hawaiian waterfalls
An d then I woke to a business call
I see the future through stained glass,
and hearing aids for the young, a universe of
aging celebrities on the run.
It's made for
TV movies,
repackaged compact discs
They call it home entertainment,
it's the same old shit
Why don't we try to get quiet
and try to read a book
It don't matter if it's the
Bible or learning how to cook
Andy said, come the fu ture,
there's 15 minutes of fame
You wanna be famous in real time,
you gotta be insane
The clock was ticking,
moon shadows off the wall
And I was dreaming of
Hawaii an waterfalls
And then I woke to a business call
Thank you forwatch
ing!