I see the people working   And see it working for them   And so I want to join in   But then I find it hurts me      Some say that knowledge is   Something sat in your lap   Some say that knowledge is   Something that you never have      I see the people happy   So can it happen for me?   'Cause when I am unhappy   There's nothing that can move me      Some say that knowledge is   Something that you never have   Some say that knowledge is   Something sat in your lap   Some say that heaven is hell   Some say that hell is heaven      I must admit, just when I think I'm king   (I just begin)   Just when I think I'm king, I must admit   (I just begin)   Just when I think I'm king   (I just begin)      I've been doing it for years   My goal is moving near   It says, "Look! I'm over here"   Then it up and disappears      Some say that knowledge is   Something sat in your lap   Some say that knowledge is ho ho ho ho      I want to be a lawyer   I want to be a scholar   But I really can't be bothered   Ooh, just gimme it quick   Gimme it, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme      Some say that knowledge is ho ho ho   Some say that knowledge is ho ho ho   Some say that heaven is hell   Some say that hell is heaven      I must admit, just when I think I'm king   (I just begin)   Just when I think I'm king, I must admit   (I just begin)   Just when I think everything's going great   (I just begin)      I get the break   Hey, I'm gonna take it all   (I just begin)   When I'm king, just begin      In my dome of ivory   A home of activity   I want the answers quickly   But I don't have no energy      I hold a cup of wisdom   But there is nothing within   My cup, she never overfloweth   And 'tis I that moan and groaneth      Some gray and white matter   (Give me the karma, mama)   I'm coming up the ladder   Hey, I'm coming up the ladder   (A jet to Mecca)      Up the ladder   (Tibet or Jeddah)   (To Salisbury, a monastery)   (The longest journey)      Across the desert   Across the weather   Across the elements   Across the water