There are others, and then there is myself      I must learn to distinguish the others from myself   They are separate people, with different personalities   They might not like the things I like   They might not eat the same food   Or they might not want to go to the places where I want to go      There are others, and then there is myself      There are men, and there are women   Often they don't get along   I must try to get along with everyone   No matter how stupid they might be   Or how asinine their opinions are   I must learn to love everybody   Even people who are so obviously inferior to me   That they make my flesh crawl   I will get to know these people   And I will cook them a ravioli dinner   From a can I found, in Mexico City      There are others, and then there is myself      I believe in the power of the human soul   I believe that the government is in control   I believe there's a Heaven up in the sky   I believe that my neighbours are human spies      Tomorrow I will begin bathing   This is the start of a 6 part plan   Which will take me into the next century   In the coming years, I will stop eating with my hands   I will let the dog out of the closet for some fresh air   I will put away the rubber mask   The cub-scout uniform   And yes, finally, even the cauliflower      There are others, and then there is myself      I believe in the goodness of all mankind   I believe that the government is reading my mind   I believe there's a god who loves us all   I believe in the Beatles, except for Paul!      I must no longer neglect my inner child   For he is very close   Right there, under the floorboards   I will learn to get in touch with my feelings   Even the ones that will probably get me arrested