Things are done differently up on the hill
The old man living under is passing time still
His old fashioned ways and a whole lot to say
Plenty of years and prescriptions to fill
He's got no idea of what's going on today
Good chance and we think that he never will.
Right around the corner from me
The kids who live life to the utmost extreme
Decorate the schoolyard with paintings and poetry
But you and I will question and frown upon misery
[Chorus]
Sometimes I try to forget
The places I've been to and people I've met
Sometimes I try to pretend
That everything's fine, but it's all in my head
The old man living under is passing time still
His old fashioned ways and a whole lot to say
Plenty of years and prescriptions to fill
He's got no idea of what's going on today
Good chance and we think that he never will.
Right around the corner from me
The kids who live life to the utmost extreme
Decorate the schoolyard with paintings and poetry
But you and I will question and frown upon misery
[Chorus]
Sometimes I try to forget
The places I've been to and people I've met
Sometimes I try to pretend
That everything's fine, but it's all in my head