Make my house of bricks   And I'll stick here when the world   Comes crashing down around me      Make your arms a willow tree   And you can bend with me   Anywhere I'm going      CHORUS   Sometimes it's hard to see   Anything lovely   All the people around me   Going for the money and the money   And the ego      How can you ask me why?   I need to know before I try   I've got to be sure there's more   Than the money and the money   And the ego      Keep your eyes on me   And I'll look to you so I can see   What I am here for      Pull the wool over my eyes   Please kiss this day goodbye   Only you can get me going      CHORUS   Sometimes it's hard to see   Anything lovely   All the people around me   Going for the money and the money   And the ego      How can you ask me why?   I need to know before I try   I've got to be sure there's more   Than the money and the money   And the ego      When giving up is all you got   And giving up is all you want   You hear yourself say you lost the will,   The power      When giving up is all you got   And giving up is all you want   Don't be afraid to sit down   In your shower   You can stay in there for hours      Make my house of bricks   And I'll stick here when the world   Comes crashing down around me      CHORUS   Sometimes it's hard to see   Anything lovely   All the people around me   Going for the money and the money   And the ego      How can you ask me why?   I need to know before I try   I've got to be sure there's more   Than the money and the money   And the ego       Got to be sure there's more   Money and the money and the ego   Got to be sure there's more   Money and the money and the ego