"Iwanttotellyousomething..,
...Listentome,
I'mtryingtosay, I'mbetterthanyou,
IamonlywhatIam..."

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"... wemustnotstandstill,
Forthe nightiscoming,
Everyman, everywoman, everychild,
Everybodyhastogo..."

Ihear, onlywhatIwanttohear,
But, Ihavetobelieveinsomething,
Havetobelieveinjustonething.
IsaidfatherWashington, you'reallmixedup,
Collectingsinnersinan oldtincup.
Who'llsparea listentoa restlessfool,
There'ssomethingmissingwhenIleadyourrule

Well, heythere;
Youtellmeyou'rea holyman,
but, althoughIamjusta beginner,
Idon'tseeyouasa winner.
Isaid, sisterRobinson, you'reallwashedup,
Collectingteardropsina papercup;
IfIcouldtellyouwhatyouneedtoknow;
IfIcouldhelpyoutogetonwiththe show.

Butratherthana reason,
there'sa smoginmyhead,
Makesmethinkwhatyousaidjustwasn'ttrue.
So, whatamItodo,
Wellwhatishetodo?
Ooh, whatisthereto-oodo
Whatoh-oh-ohoh?

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"Allthingsbrightandbeautiful,
Allcreaturesgreatandsmall,
Allthingswiseandwonderful,
The LordGodmadethemall..."

Mary, welltellmewhatI'mlivingfor,
CauseIfeellikeI'mtossedinthe river,
Oh'haveyoua sontodeliver.

Isaid, fatherWashington, you'reallmixedup,
Collectingsinnersinan oldtincup,
Youtellthe childrenwhattheyneedtoknow,
But, willtheylisten
whenit'stimetogo.

Oh, sisterRobinson, you'reallwashedup,
Collectingteardropsina papercup,
CansomeonetellmewhatIneedtoknow,
Cansomeonehelpme
togetonwiththe show