Flash in the pan, little boy lost again Which reality has mistaken me? Pleasure or pain, the old man's at it again With his thumb in his mouth, chipped and bleedin' Never forget, smokin' two cigarettes On the outskirts of town, peekin' over This is only a test written strictly in jest There is an elegant charm in goin' nowhere ♪ It's a red letter day, let the orchestra play Before they cart you away, the ship is sinkin' We should all settle down and keep our ears to the ground Have the last fеw days been feelin' hazy? There's a lightness to things whеn the old woman sings And let the freedom bell ring for whom it's tollin' It's all part of the show, the river ebbs and it flows And the pendulum slows, it's comin' back now