[Verse 1] There’s wisdom in the crowd, you hear it plain but without a name No mystic on a mountain, just a voice that found its fame They say: knowledge is a fountain — some drink deep, and some just rinse and spit They say: we are not what we know, but what we are willing to learn [Chorus 1] No degree behind the saying, no doctrine and no creed Just a plain-spoken mirror anyone can read The truth of it is recognized in the life we’ve lived No mystic on a mountain, no oracle divine, it’s not contrived [Verse 2] They say: some people have nothing to say — but you’ll listen long to learn it They say: some know more than they’ll ever tell — but the reverse is just as true There’s no name attached to either, just the crowd’s collective nod That those worth hearing get drowned out by the noise [Chorus 2] No podium behind the saying, no applause to chase Just an observation anybody’s free to make The truth of it is recognized in the life we’ve lived No mystic on a mountain, no oracle divine, it’s not contrived [Verse 3] They say: credit cards are what people use when they find money can’t buy everything They say: a person may have more money than brains — but not for long That hard-learned lessons in finance often come too late There’s no name attached to either, just the crowd’s collective nod [Chorus 3] No price tag on the saying, no interest and no debt Just the kind of common sense that most of us forget The truth of it is recognized in the life we’ve lived No mystic on a mountain, no oracle divine, it’s not contrived [Verse 4] They say: beware the lollipop of mediocrity — lick once and you suck forever They say: the only corner of the universe you can be certain of improving That corner is yourself — and that’s where you should start There’s no name attached to either, just the crowd’s collective nod [Bridge] No signature, no century, no face behind the words Just the sum of what we’ve noticed and the lessons that we’ve heard Passed along from no one, handed down to everyone Unknown voices speaking the wisdom we all know [Spoken Outro] And perhaps the best of them all, what some nobody said — That every animal except man already knows the trick of life. The whole business of living was only ever to enjoy it. Some nobody said it... and we should listen.
