Jon Anderson

Back to School
Made my escape just a few days agoI don't want to tell you how low you can goMovin' on up get a job quicklySomthin' hit me I don't know wot it wasI want to go back this (week)I want to go back this (week)I want to go back this (minute)They said I was unrulyBetter get a jobI really didn't understand the meaning of the wordI tried to get an understanding with the foreman bossHe simply put me down and said I wasn't (To be trusted)So I want to go backI want to go backI want to go backI want to go back to schoolI want to go back to schoolYou might think I'm a crazy foolI want to go back to schoolMan its safer in thereThe world outside is so uncoolI need the money right now, I need the right jobThe guys at work just needle me, they just can't get enoughI telephoned my friend, he said "same with me"So wot are we going to do in this unearthly factorySongtexteI don't understand, how I was pushed to the brinkI want to go backI want to go backI want to go backI want to go back to schoolI want to go back to schoolI want to go back to schoolMan it's crazy out here in the 'outer' worldI want to go back to schoolSo I'm sitting in the darkIn my bed the other nightThinking about my teacherNow wasn't she rightThey said you'd get a shockJust like coming out of the wombThe world outside's enormousThere's only so much roomPeople kick and tear your brainLife outside's insaneI want to go back "Hear me now!"I really tried to work so hardThey told me scrub the floorThey kicked me like a toyNailed me to the doorI want to go back to schoolI want to hear it, hear itHear the golden ruleI want to go back to school Aus Songtexte Mania