Institution green   The walls are cracked and dim   And we are standing in a line   Waiting for our faces to be seen      Institution green   Watch the floor and cound the hours   None will meet my eyes   Private people in this public place      I wonder if they'll take a look   Find my name inside that book   Lose me on the printed page   Where to point the aimless rage      I cast my vote upon this earth   Take my place for what it's worth   Hunger for a pair of eyes   To notice and to regognize      Institution green   A woman stands behind a table   She will call my name   After that I'll be admitted in      I wonder if she'll take a look   Find my name inside that book   Lose me on the printed page   Where to point the aimless rage      I cast my vote upon this earth   Take my place for what it's worth   Hunger for a pair of eyes   To notice and to regognize      Institution green   Teach me how to pull the lever   Push the curtain closed   Take what's needed then just   Let me go