Before You Learn To Die
You’ve got to learn to walk before you learn to fly
you’ve got to learn to laugh before you learn to cry
you’ve got to see the dark before you see the light
you’ve got to learn to live before you learn to die
I saw a shoeless beggar man out on the streets
no one would give him the time
I looked down and I saw two shoes upon my feet
so I gave him one of mine
He smiled and I saw a tear there in his eye
seemed like he could barely speak
“Son your kind heart is enough to make me cry
Thank you, you young hippie freak”
You’ve got to learn the truth before you learn a lie
you’ve got to love the earth before you love the sky
you’ve got to learn to bake before you learn to fry
you’ve got to learn to live before you learn to die
I saw my brothers getting hassled by the man
just because their hair is longer
they said to me “oh won’t you help us if you can
help us my friend to be stronger?”
Well Mr. Copper I would like to make you see
you should be hugging not hitting
and when the cops they turned and started chasing me
I knew it was time to be splitting
You’ve got to learn the lows before you learn the highs
you’ve got to bake a cake before you bake a pie
you’ve got to wear a shirt before you wear a tie
you’ve got to learn to live before you learn to die
Candy covered kaleidoscope
Floating through the breeze
Supersonic harlequins
Swinging from the trees!
I took a cosmic trip way out in outer space
so I could say hi to the Martians
as I flew by I had a smile upon my face
won’t you come ride on my star-ship?
The Martians laughed and then they sent me on my way
I asked them could they please not save us?
They said they’d seen the folly of the human race
and they would be back to enslave us
you’ve got to learn to gasp before you learn to sigh
you’ve got to swallow food before you swallow your pride
you’ve got to fly a plane before you fly a kite
you’ve got to learn to live before you learn to die
you’ve got to wave hello before you wave goodbye
the time is always far before the time is nigh
you’ve got the fourth of June before the fourth of July
you’ve got to learn to live before you learn to die
ohhhhhhh
you’ve to ask for who before you ask for why
you’ve got to vote for nay before you vote for aye
you’ve got to eat Chinese before you eat some Thai
you’ve got to learn to live before you learn to die
You’ve got to eat a waffle before waffle fries
you’ve got to bake a cake before you bake a pie
you’ve got to wear a shirt before you wear a tie
you’ve got to learn to live before you learn to die
You’ve got to learn the lows before you learn the highs
you’ve got to bake a cake before you bake a pie
you’ve got to wear a shirt before you wear a tie
you’ve got to learn to live before you learn to die
You’ve got to learn the truth before you learn a lie
you’ve got to love the earth before you love the sky
you’ve got to learn to bake before you learn to fry
you’ve got to learn to live before you learn to die
you’ve got to learn to gasp before you learn to sigh
We Are the Turtlenecks!