Can you feel the tubes glow from where you sit And will they tell you I'm not the same discussion with your friends That you had had Well, I'm feeling vainglorious And then I suddenly retract I'm not afraid to show you what you've seen I'm still the same old man that I was when I was 10 Keeping to myself, hiding out for days Calling out in jest, then in rage There was so much to do and say Do you think the same thoughts And do you live a life of pleasure In all the tame destruction When it ends will you be sad? But you reap the plains sown And then you orally redact The statements You've been holding out for years You're still the same old man But you're wise beyond your age Speaking to yourself, shutting out your fate Falling out of step, keeping pace There was so much to do