Oh, I don't know why people lie   And I don't know why people die   Every time I see you, you shout at me   'Cause of all the things in the world that I can't see      But what I think goes on in this world   For a mother and a father and a boy and a girl   Is that the more you earn, the less you learn?   There's a fire in life where we will burn      And I never could believe it   And I never could be true   For the things that mean so much to me   Don't mean that much to you      And I never could believe   The way you told me I was wrong   If I'm right and you are sinful   Then for God's sake I was wrong      Oh, I don't know how I think this way   And yet you sit there looking at me all day   There's more to you than I can see   There's a shadow of another hanging over me      But what I think goes on in this world   For a mother and a father and a boy and a girl   Is that the more you earn, the less you learn?   There's a fire in life where we will burn      And I never could believe it   And I never could be true   For the things that mean so much to me   Don't mean that much to you      And I never could believe   The way you told me I was wrong   If I'm right and if you're sinful   Then for God's sake I was wrong      Oh, I'd tear you out of heaven   And I'd tear you out of hell   And I'd see your life in ruins   Because mine lies there as well      And I'd cry out in my loneliness   While you sleep in your peace   But you'll never see my face again   While I need words like these