Crooked World

CROOKED WORLD They tell me everything is normal They tell me everything is fine Everybody moves together Just never in a straightened line So I move left And I move right I change my shape To fit just right It’s a perfectly crooked world A perfectly crooked world A perfectly crooked world For you For you For you Everybody looks so pleasant Everybody knows their place Bright new colors in the window Same expression on each face Move on the bottom Move on the top Twist through the middle Never stop It’s a perfectly crooked world A perfectly crooked world Everything bends Everything curls For you For you For you Hey! Tell me what you see Some go forward Some go sideways Some stand still And call it progress Hey hey! They say adaptation matters They say everybody gets a turn Learn to bend before they bend you Learn the rules before they burn So I do this Then I do that Change my posture Change my hat Never straight up Never straight down Everybody squirms around Crooked, crooked, crooked Crooked, crooked, crooked Crooked, crooked, crooked Crooked, crooked, crooked I’ve been living in a crooked world Crooked world, a crooked world I’ve been living in a crooked world Crooked world, a crooked world Everybody keeps on moving Nobody knows where it ends Everybody calls it progress Everybody just pretends It’s a perfectly crooked world A perfectly crooked world Everything bends Everything curls For you For you For you Perfectly crooked Perfectly fine Everything working Right on time Perfectly crooked Perfectly fine Stay in your place Stay in your line For you For you For you Not quite for me It’s a crooked world for you It’s a crooked world for you It’s a crooked world for you Not quite for me