I punched the clock in at 35, I thank the lord that I'm still alive, sometimes I find it hard to believe that my hearts still beating that I'm still on my feet,   I'm gonna give you, gonna give you a mission statement.      I've been in a downward spiral for a very long, long time, I've been stepping over dollars just to pick up a shiny dime,   The way I see it, it ain't gonna work, I'm kissing the past goodbye,   I'm gonna give you, gonna give you a mission statement,      I got no more patience, got no more time,   I'm tired of following orders, sticking to the company line,      I want to change the world and I'm starting with myself,   A private revalation concerning everybody else,   We're all just lonely people we're all looking for some help,   Too busy crunching numbers and fighting for ourselves,   All it takes is kindness and a little love and care,   And this planet that we live on can be a heaven we can share, a mission statement.      The tears of hungry children are falling in the dust,   The scraps of a rich man's table could fill their starving mouths,   While some they thirst for water others get drunk on wine,   To some their lives a prison and they're out there doing time,   I'm gonna give you, give you a mission statement,      I got no more patience, I got no more time,   I'm tired of following orders, sticking to the company line      I want to change the world and I'm starting with myself,   A private revalation concerning everybody else,   We're all just lonely people we're all looking for some help,   Too busy crunching numbers and fighting for ourselves,   All it takes is kindness and a little love and care,   And this planet that we live on can be a heaven we can share, a mission statement.         Dick, astley, thorn 1998. fishy music ltd., irs music, copyright control.