You can seal your lips, you can shake your hips I can't make that trip And all life's fears can invade my ears I can handle it I can call on a friend, I can laugh with a friend That I've known from school Oh some have awoken but still not discovered the golden rule
I thought of stories I heard from long ago As I peer through the perfumed garden I haven't yet learned to tame the creature there I think I might be on to something
All across the town and across the street You can feel the heat Let me tell you friend they can hardly wait To mark your sheet Well it's maximum joy for the men they employ To hold you down And I hope now you know that this isn't the bliss That you thought you found
I thought of stories I heard from long ago Meant for my ears, no-one else's I haven't yet learned to tame the creature there I think I might be on to something I think I might be on to something
Listening hard for the voice of the child I thought I heard an alarm bell ringing Pulled from my sleep by invisible hands The lady dances, the lady singing I see their faces come into the light A carpet of light that they wrap around me I had the good sense to bide my time From here on in we must move more slowly
You can seal your lips, you can shake your hips I can't make that trip And all life's fears could invade my ears I can handle it I can call on a friend, I can laugh with the friends That I've known from school Oh some have awoken and still not discovered the golden rule
Listen hard for the voice of the child And you may hear an alarm bell ringing Pulled from your sleep by invisible hands The distant sound of a lady singing