for all that I have learned   for all I have discovered   for all my knowing glances   the counsel I’ve imparted   I’m still a babe in the woods   refusing to see this place is a forest of fools      for all my awareness   for all my knowability   for all my good intentions   and my advanced philosophy   I’m still a babe in the woods   refusing to see this place is a forest of fools      Cinderella took a chance   Snow White used her influence   Red Riding Hood knew what to wear   and Goldilocks she dared to dare   but in the end   they’re all just babes in the woods   living happy ever after in this forest of fools      thought honestly was noble   thought truth was my friend   thought I’d fend off the Big Bad Wolf   never thought I’d be misled   oh I’m just a babe in the woods   refusing to see this forest of fools...      where is my voice (swallowed by fear)   so much the better to hear you with my dear   misrepresented and misunderstood   by wolves in sheeps’ clothing      so what is the moral of these tales so tall   does anybody really care   who’s the fairest of them all   I remain a babe in the woods   stumbling through   this place, this forest of fools