As the world starts to fade I'll turn on the Rose Parade Watch my troubles float away as the petals fly I could march to my own drum But I'm twiddling my thumbs And we like it because we do At school I learn to pray And to keep my thoughts at bay Follow leaders, follow orders Follow other people's dreams This is where it all began Here I sit when I should stand And we like it because we do And we like it because we do The greatest prize to behold It is life it can't be sold But my eyes are set on gold They mock us when they sing So we trade them for a ring And we like it because we do And we like it because we do And we like it because we do As the world starts to fade I'll turn on the Rose Parade Watch my troubles float away as the petals fly