Why can't we speak another language, one we all agree on?
Why when men look outside, they see houses, instead of the fields they grew from
We are constantly uprooted from them, making us tiresome and fearful
Can you get up right now, endeavor to freefall?
Cause you can fall if you want to, it's just a matter of how far
You've treasured our home town, but you've forgotten where you are
And it will stay with you til your mind's been found
And it has been found wandering around
With that skipping rope, the trampoline
The crafty smoke that made us choke
But we didn't give up hope
It's just the simple ways of getting paid
The carelessness of running away
I wish I stayed, I wish I stayed
Patterns all arranged in my background, pillars and posts keeping this country on form
Letters were all sent with no addresses, so that people can't discover
That we're always under cover.
Why do we always draw triangles instead of the words this paper deserves
Cause you see, I don't own my clothes, but I own my mind
And it's not what you've lost but it's what you find
With that skipping rope, the trampoline
The crafty smoke that made us choke
But we didn't give up hope
It's just the simple ways of getting paid
The carelessness of running away
I wish I stayed, I wish I stayed
Cause you can fall if you want to, it's just a matter of how far
You've treasured our home town, but you've forgotten where you are
And it will stay with you til your mind's been found
And it has been found wandering around
With that skipping rope, the trampoline
The crafty smoke that made us choke
But we didn't give up hope
It's just the simple ways of getting paid
The carelessness of running away
I wish I stayed, I wish I stayed
Why when men look outside, they see houses, instead of the fields they grew from
We are constantly uprooted from them, making us tiresome and fearful
Can you get up right now, endeavor to freefall?
Cause you can fall if you want to, it's just a matter of how far
You've treasured our home town, but you've forgotten where you are
And it will stay with you til your mind's been found
And it has been found wandering around
With that skipping rope, the trampoline
The crafty smoke that made us choke
But we didn't give up hope
It's just the simple ways of getting paid
The carelessness of running away
I wish I stayed, I wish I stayed
Patterns all arranged in my background, pillars and posts keeping this country on form
Letters were all sent with no addresses, so that people can't discover
That we're always under cover.
Why do we always draw triangles instead of the words this paper deserves
Cause you see, I don't own my clothes, but I own my mind
And it's not what you've lost but it's what you find
With that skipping rope, the trampoline
The crafty smoke that made us choke
But we didn't give up hope
It's just the simple ways of getting paid
The carelessness of running away
I wish I stayed, I wish I stayed
Cause you can fall if you want to, it's just a matter of how far
You've treasured our home town, but you've forgotten where you are
And it will stay with you til your mind's been found
And it has been found wandering around
With that skipping rope, the trampoline
The crafty smoke that made us choke
But we didn't give up hope
It's just the simple ways of getting paid
The carelessness of running away
I wish I stayed, I wish I stayed