Naaa na-naaa na na naaaaa Na-na naaaa Na naaa na naaa Naaa na-naaa na na naaaaa Na-na-na-na na-na naaaa naaaa Chase your tail, o young boy You know you're gonna catch it someday Round and round till you fall to the ground In the fields where you play Ride with the wind, o young boy Faster than the gathering storm Tack your sails away from the hail And float along to where it's warm A wise man once said You can easily lose your head Or wind up worse than dead If you don't understand your heart That wise man turned to me And made it clear that he could see It was true that I believed Happiness might never start Stay cool, o young boy Against the heat of that vicious sun Find some shade and you've got it made Let your worries come undone Naaa na-naaa na na naaaaa Na-na naaaa Na naaa na naaa Naaa na-naaa na na naaaaa Na-na-na-na na-na naaaa naaaa [key change] Tell your story, o wise man Let us hear of the life you led Where'd you go, who did you know Weave a tale with your thread Answer now, o wise man Tell me how to see the world that way I'm just hue-man, doin' what I can Each and every day I've been beaten, I've been bossed Been run around and lost Man, I'd pay bout any cost If I could get out of my own way I really wanna know Could I be the kinda soul That will set the world aglow Who's always got the time of day Thank you, o wise man I think I learned a lesson here Though life's up and downs, might make me frown I'm gonna choose love over fear Naaa na-naaa na na naaaaa Na-na naaaa Na naaa na naaa Naaa na-naaa na na naaaaa Na-na-na-na na-na naaaa naaaa
