Help yourself to the sun br There’s a bite taken out of it already br The only thing that you’ll become br Serenades to my porch while burning a cross in my backyard br Mother Nature is a cruel cruel soul br Even when your best friend is a tree br The less you hear, well, the better off you are br ‘Cause from nine-to-five you’re just part of the machine br br And this is the lifetime br You woke up in it just yesterday br And you just want to walk along br Side of a boxed-up mannequin in a chain store br Blending colors in conformity br Does nothing but make a mess for someone else to clean br But if you believe in the other side br You will make it past the dirty grip of society br br So do your own thing, and be just who you are br And don’t let anyone tell you that it’s wrong br ‘Cause when you’re doing the right thing and doing it your own way br You just might flourish in this land that you can seebr br Christopher's Deadbr br