I'm not afraid of Virginia Woolf But I'm running scared from the words she wrote Jacob and Daniel, man, they could have been friends If they'd used that ladder in the lion's den, In the lion's den Oh, what do I know? All this work and nothing to show And oh, what is it worth? All these stories might just lead to glory I'm not afraid of Virginia Woolf But I'm running scared from the words she wrote Jacob and Daniel, man, they could have been friends If they'd used that ladder in the lion's den, In the lion's den Oh, what good is a lighthouse if I don't want to see? And oh, I know that I hurt you But all this glory might just lead to stories Yeah, all this glory California is warmer I'm not afraid of Virginia Woolf But I'm running scared from the words she wrote Jacob and Daniel, man, they could have been friends If they'd used that ladder, if they'd used that ladder In the lion's den, In the lion's den California is warmer