I can't get around it and I can't get through it I can't go over it and I can't go under it I'm scared of what I might find if I ever get behind it Stumbling block, stumbling block, stumbling block If I wait a while it just might go away I suppose I should just get down on my knees and pray I'm sure if I could get just one good night's sleep it'll look better in the day Stumbling block, stumbling block, stumbling block Maybe I should pay someone to come here and remove it Or I could just chip away at it bit by little bit I guess I could build me a bomb and blow it up in one big hit Stumbling block, stumbling block, stumbling block Some of my friends say I should call in the mystics Or find me a philosopher to come here and tell me it don't exist First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is
Stumbling block, stumbling block, stumbling block If I ever get done with this I'm gonna make a brand new start I gotta get my thinking straight and put the horse before the cart If I had the balls I'd wrap this thing up in plastic and call it art! Stumbling block, stumbling block, stumbling block I'm gonna call up every TV station And the museum of science, maybe they're looking for a special donation I could sell tickets and take it on tour all around the whole goddamn nation Stumbling block, stumbling block, stumbling block It's in your mind, she says, it's within you She likes saying stuff like that, I got a problem if it's true If you can't get rid of what's inside you it's bound to destroy you! Stumbling block, stumbling, block, stumbling block