I see a white haired man, hes got a suit on hand

Hes telling people how theyre supposed to live

Nobodys listening to the politician

No matter what sage advice he has to give



Hes got a clumsy, outdated M. O.

And hes come to a fork in the road

And there is only one direction to go



Among the commuters, dwarfed by the skyscrapers

I watch the countless millions fighting for space

See hateful, petty acts, disjointed images,

And can't believe that I'm one of the same race



Were all just struggling to cope

And we come to a fork in the road

As we watch our foundations erode

Theres only one direction to go



Its the way of the dodo

Such a noble destiny

Its the waltz of desperation

Passed along to you and me

The way of the dodo

(its the gray stuff in your head)

(its the pulse of the living and the voices of the dead)