I know somebody taught me Patience is a virtue, and I'll need it But all this waiting is distorting my perspective Feels like I've been waiting now for twenty years Waiting for a soul who cares And I know, with any luck, I'll find an open door 'Cause I know that I can't fuck my life up any more Just as long as I know I'm a better man for believing that I can Just as long as I know someone else is in the same boat with me I know somebody taught me Ignorance is bliss to those who fear/bear it But this stupidity is festering like garbage Clouding up my world with its contagious flare Now there's stupid people everywhere So I preach with a guitar and with a ballpoint pen And this (something) again Just as long as I know I'm a better man for believing that I can Just as long as I know someone else is in the same boat with me Who on earth should give a damn When I am finally six feet under And light years higher Who in heaven notices when I do not attend a meeting Sunday morning So I'll try to be a man a God might be proud of And I'll try to set examples and to rise above Just as long as I know it is not a sham To believe in who I am Just as long as I know someone else is in the same boat with me