I've been around for a long, long time
watchin' the people go by.
I've been a clown in search of a rhyme,
In search of a reason why.
And maybe I'm crazy; I just don't know.
I seem to be hazy on where to go.
I lean to the left and the right 'til I'm out of sight.
The people all say I'm in need of a goal
To give me a reason to live.
Well, people your ways are takin' their toll;
I'm givin' what I can give.
As long as I'm thinkin' what I can think,
My mind will be seein' and smearin' your ink.
I'll stand in the light I can see, 'til you're seein' me.
And call me names;
I ain't gonna play your games.
You think you've got the truth,
But I'm not gonna throw away my youth.
I'll be around for a long, long time.
watchin' the people go by.
I'll be around when you've changed your mind,
Your style and your reason why.
And maybe when everything's said and done,
You'll finally discover that I'm the one
Who's found me a permanent place in the human race.