I was born, born in a cage with a hidden key
I was taught, taught to distort, not how to see
The only lesson to learn is how to set yourself free
CHORUS:
Sometimes you gotta turn your eye
Sometimes you gotta do the dance
But I don’t wear no suit and tie
And I still don’t shake the hand of the man
I was placed in a box and taught how to learn
I was told not to speak, speak out of turn
I was warned about fire and how I might get burned
If I played a little too close
If there’s any single thing that I have learned
It’s that you gotta be true to yourself
I see the sights once or twice, but not lost mine
I’ve been around but not ground down
GUITAR SOLO
I still don’t shake the hand of the man