IMAGINE A MAN
The Who

Not a child of any revolt
Imagine a man
But a plain man tied up in life


Imagine the sand
Imagine a man
Running out as he struts
Not a child of any revolt
Parading and fading, ignoring his wife
But a plain man tied up in life

Imagine a road
Imagine the sand
So long looking backwards
Running out as he struts
You can?t see where it really began
Parading and fading, ignoring his wife

Imagine a load
Imagine a road
So large and so smooth
So long looking backwards
That against it a man is an ant
You can?t see where it really began

Then you will see the end
Imagine a load
You will see the end
So large and so smooth

That against it a man is an ant
Imagine events

That occur everyday
Then you will see the end
Like a shooting or raping or a simple act of deceit
You will see the end

Imagine a fence
Imagine events
Around you as high as prevention
That occur everyday
Casting shadows, you can?t see your feet
Like a shooting or raping or a simple act of deceit

Imagine a girl
Imagine a fence
You long for and have
Around you as high as prevention
And the body of chalky perfection and truth
Casting shadows, you can?t see your feet

Imagine a past
Imagine a girl
Where you wish you had lived
With long, flowing hair
Full of heroes and villians and fools
And the body of chalky perfection and truth

And you will see the end
Imagine a past
You will see the end
Where you wish you had lived
And you will see the end
Full of heroes and villians and fools
You will see the end

Oh yeah
And you will see the end

You will see the end
Imagine a man
And you will see the end
Not a child of any revolt
You will see the end
But a man of today feeling new
Oh yeah

Imagine a soul
Imagine a man
So old it it is broken
Not a child of any revolt
And you will know your invention is you
But a man of today feeling new

And you will see the end
Imagine a soul
You will see the end
So old it it is broken
You will see the end
And you know your invention is you
You will see the end

Oh yeah
And you will see the end
You will see the end
You will see the end
You will see the end
Oh yeah