Don't believe what you hear, don't believe what you see

If you just close your eyes you can feel the enemy.

When I first met you girl, you had fire in your soul.

What happened t'your face of melting snow

Now it looks like this!

And you can swallow or you can spit

You can throw it up, or choke on it

And you can dream, so dream out loud

You know that your time is coming round

So don't let the bastards grind you down.

No, nothing makes sense, nothing seems to fit.

I know you'd hit out if you only knew who to hit.

And I'd join the movement

If there was one I could believe in

Yeah, I'd break bread and wine

If there was a church I could receive in.

'Cause I need it now.

To take the cup

To fill it up, to drink it slow.

I can't let you go.

And I must be an acrobat

To talk like this and act like that.

And you can dream, so dream out loud

And don't let the bastards grind you down.

What are we going to do now it's all been said?

No new ideas in the house, and every book's been read.

And I must be an acrobat

To talk like this and act like that.

And you can dream, so dream out loud

And you can find your own way out.

And you can build, and I can will

And you can call, I can't wait until

You can stash and you can seize

In dreams begin responsibilities

And I can love, and I can love

And I know that the tide is turning 'round

So don't let the bastards grind you down.