I HEAR TELL YOU'VE BEEN LOVED BY MANY,
BUT IT SEEMS THESE LOVES HAVE NOT BEEN TRUE
AND THEY DON'T ADD UP TO A PENNY
EACH AND EVERY ONE HAS LEFT YOU BLUE
YOU'VE LED A LIFE OF TREPIDATION,
FEAR, AND SADNESS, AND ANXIETY
SEARCHING THE WORLD FOR DELECTATION
THROUGH THE LOWEST OF SOCIETY
SUCH GREAT FALLACY TO CONSIDER
FINDING ANY HAPPINESS DOWN THERE
YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN SUCH A GREAT KIDDER
BUT KIDDING ONESELF'S TOO MUCH TO BEAR
AND WASTING ONE'S LIFE MUST BE DISGRACE
WASTED ON THOSE WHO LOVE WHAT THEY SEE,
OR TOUCH, OR TASTE, AND NOT WHAT YOU SAY,
OR WHAT YOU WRITE, OR IF YOU'RE HAPPY
SO THESE LOVES HAVE BEEN MANY AND RIFE
PROBABLY ENOUGH TO FILL UP BOOKS
JUST REMEMBER ONE TIME IN YOUR LIFE
BEING LOVED FOR YOUR MIND, NOT YOUR LOOKS.