back back back in the back of your mind   are you learning an angry language,   tell me boy boy boy are you tending to your joy   or are you just letting it vanquish   back back back in the dark of your mind   where the eyes of your demons are gleamin   are you mad mad mad   about the life you never had   even when you are dreaming.      who are these old old people   in these nursing homes   scowling away at nothing   like big rag dolls just cursing at the walls   and pulling out all of their stuffing   every day is a door leading back to the core   yes, old age will distill you   and if you're this this this full of bitterness now   some day it will just fill you      when you sit right down in the middle of yourself   you're gonna wanna have a comfortable chair   so renovate your soul before you get too old   cuz you'r egonna be housebound there   when you're old you fold up like an envelope   and you mail yourself right inside   and there's nowhere to go   except out real slow   are you ready, boy, for that ride?      your arrogance is gaining on you   and so is eternity   you better practice happiness   you better practice humility   you took the air, you took the time   you were fed and you were free   now you'd better put some beauty back   while you got the energy   you'd better put some beauty back, boy   while you got the energy