Me, it seems I'm spendin' most of my time Spendin' ten cents while I'm makin' a dime Tryin' to make sense out of life's mixed up rhyme Meantime I'm watchin' it go The bu*terfly spins in his little cocoon Thinkin' of songs that he'll be singing soon So few will listen to the bu*terfly's tune Me I'm just watchin' it go Watchin' it go Wantin' to know Where do you go when you've been Poor Cinderella she's bowin' her head Tellin' some stranger what a hard life's she's led Gla** slipper's sound asleep under the bed Sadly I'm watchin' her go Prince Charming dressed in disarmin' disguise Flashin' his charms as he's blindin' her eyes
Mornin' will hear ‘em say their sunshine goodbyes Me, I've seen a few of them go Watchin' it go Wantin' to know Where do you go when you've been Me, like so many, I've tried so many things Walkin' on crutches and callin' them wings Wonderin' who's pullin' the puppeteer strings Me, I'm just wantin' to know Minds too confined they keep wantin' to roam Lookin' for a life that will leave them alone I hear ‘em singin' now they want to go home Knowin' they never can go Watchin' it go Wantin' to know Where do you go when you've been Watchin' it go Wantin' to know Where do you go when you've been