There was so much to see
In the tube where I was born
The lies of light would bend
I'm a quarter of a century old
I'd stare until the end
I watch the lives they led
Hypnotized, insane [unverified]
I could have sworn
Another scene, another face
But I'm half a century high
Another shade
Through the dots I ran
In a blinding blaze
But I'm half a century high
But I'm half a century high
Watch them to the end
In the tube where I was grown
I was afraid
Who looked like me
Buried in my brain
Disappeared behind my feet
The figure on the floor
But I'm half a century high
World at my command
On electric wheels of wine
Mirror of my mind
The sacrifice was small
But I was free
And then again
Such an easy way to win
And now it can be told
(Laying on the floor)
I'm a quarter of a century old
I'm a quarter of a century old
But I'm half a century high
In the tube where I was raised
That held me in
I lost my head
And now it can be told
The sound was low
And now it can be told
Publisher: BARRICADE MUSIC INC
I'm a quarter of a century old
Oh, I was dazed
On the pictures I would lean
In the tube where I was killed
And now it can be told
That were displayed
Looking for a man
And now it can be told
In the tube where I was made
An open kind of laugh
But then my eyes were made
And whenever I was sad
Ballgames on the street
Spinning through the space
I'm a quarter of a century old
But I'm half a century high
The dream behind the door
Faded and the fad
I had my friends
In the tube where I was fed
But I was free
I was alone
But I'm half a century high
There was so little to be
(I'd lock the closet door)
I gave all the mind I had
Songwriter: Phil Ochs
No sign of sin
Looking for a man
I was fulfilled
In the tube where I was born
And now it can be told
I gave all the mind I had
Through the dots I ran
Fascination was the fall
Living on the lines
World at my command
I was amazed
In the tube where I was killed
I could have sworn
Who looked like me
That went flashing on the screen
Talking to my twin
But I'm half a century high
Out of breath my heart would be
I'm a quarter of a century old
I was extended by the wall
I had my friends
And now it can be told
To see another show
I was fulfilled
I'm a quarter of a century old
And then again
There was so much to see
There was so little to be
And now it can be told
And whenever I was sad
I'm a quarter of a century old

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