Look what you get for following leaders,
who lead from the rear — where are they now?
Look what you get for following leaders,
who lead from the rear — where are they…
Where are they now?
What did we learn in history lessons?
How to sit quiet at the back of a class
with so many things open to questions,
it’s too late to cry — there’s no one to ask.
Life’s an education — a multiple equation,
everybody finds their own solution in the end.
«To be or not to be» is a very lengthy question,
has somebody please got a sharpened pencil they can lend?
What did we learn in history lessons?
How to sit quiet at the back of a class
with so many things open to questions,
it’s too late to cry — there’s no one to ask.
Marching in time down a production line,
what did that teach you about life in the dole queue?
The Law of Relativity — (life’s relative misery).
The Law of Probability — (it’s probably contrived).
Newton’s Law of Gravity — (we face a grave reality).
The Law that runs the jungle — (only the strong survive).
Look what you get for following leaders,
who lead from the rear — where are they now?
The path of least resistance — a bland text book existence,
don’t expect to find the answers printed at the back.
The only sound advice that’s carried me through life —
when the cards are stacked against you — play the joker in the pack.
What did we learn in history lessons?
How to sit quiet at the back of a class
with so many things open to questions,
it’s too late to cry — there’s no one to ask.
Marching in time down a production line,
what did that teach you about life in the dole queue?