We get up in the morning We catch our busses to work We watch the news after dinner We're too tired for dessert We make money and breakfast We make love sometimes We're cold, we buy jackets We're aware of the lines We build houses and fences We follow leaders and laws We sleep without dreamin' We can be losers or stars We have dogs, we ride horses We get headaches and pills We get rings and divorces We know we shouldn't stand still Cos standing still makes us all Feel very, very, very ill We could miss our busses We could come late We could lose our jobs We wanna lose weight We have neighbours and curtains We have secrets and keys We count birthdays and wrinkles And we say thank you and please We collect stamps and heroes We go on holidays We write postcards and letters We earn and we pay And we have good times and breakdowns We seek and we hide We look into mirrors We search, but we don't find Cos standing still makes us all Feel very, very, very ill And sometimes we feel lonely In crowded rooms Sometimes we feel our hearts yearning When we look at the moon Sometimes, it seems the good songs Are all ending way too soon Sometimes we get homesick in our living rooms We get up in the morning We catch our busses to work We watch the news after dinner We're too tired for dessert We make money and breakfast We make love sometimes We're cold, we buy jackets We're aware of the lines We build houses and fences We follow leaders and laws We sleep without dreamin' We can be losers or stars We have dogs, we ride horses We get headaches and pills We get rings and divorces We know we shouldn't stand still Cos standing still makes us all