I know you say that you had no other way That it could happen any day And the only way for it to be safe Was for you to pave the way Maybe if I said enough, I could convince you that it's not worth giving up, on taking it slow Where I see you taking us, there is no place for us There is no place for people like us Who see the world like us I know you say that you had no other way That it could happen any day And the only way for it to be safe Was for you to pave the way It's just a race to an end that holds no hope for us I know you say that you had no other way That it could happen any day And the only way for it to be safe Was for you to pave the way [Slow Bridge] But did you consider That in your decisions To get into positions Of power and wealth That there is more than one bitter... lesson And one of them is not to trust a man whose job depends on them not believing the truth [Chorus] I know you say that you had no other way That it could happen any day And the only way for it to be safe Was for you to pave the way Maybe if I said enough, I could convince you that it's not worth giving up, on taking it slow [Slow Bridge] But did you consider That in your decisions To get into positions That there is more than one bitter... lesson [Chorus] I know you say that you had no other way That it could happen any day And the only way for it to be safe Was for you to pave the way Maybe if I said enough, I could convince you that it's not worth giving up, on taking it slow