(Intro) [Verse 1] He watches from his sofa, With the evening on the screen, Says, “They're looking after us, you know, They wouldn't be that mean.” He laughs at every warning, Calls the doubters paranoid, “Surely someone up there knows What's best for us, old boy.” [Verse 2] He trusts the men in tailored suits, He trusts the graphs they show, He trusts the voice that tells him Which way he ought to go. And when the questions multiply, He waves them all away: “They couldn't possibly be planning that— They'd never treat us that way.” [Chorus] Oh, little man, don't look behind you, There's nothing there to see. Just keep believing everything is Exactly as it ought to be. If somebody says they're watching you, Well, surely that's not true— They'd never do that to you. They'd never do that to you. (Short guitar solo) [Verse 3] He remembers all the promises, He remembers all the lies, But somehow every broken word Just passes from his mind. He says, “Mistakes are bound to happen, You can't question every plan.” Then he turns the volume louder When the questions start again. [Verse 4] There's a whisper underneath the noise, A shadow underneath the light: Perhaps the people making rules Don't always get it right. Perhaps the hand upon the wheel Has never asked the crowd— But he'd rather trust the driver Than admit he's not in control. [Chorus] Oh, little man, don't look behind you, There's nothing there to see. Just keep believing everything is Exactly as it ought to be. If somebody says they're watching you, Well, surely that's not true— They'd never do that to you. They'd never do that to you. “They'd never do that...” He smiles and closes his eyes. “They'd never do that...” While another warning flies. [Refrain — soft, drifting] And somewhere in the distance A little voice breaks through: “Maybe they wouldn't. Maybe they would. But don't let anybody Tell you what you knew.” (Outro)
