I think you see me 

The way that you'd like see 

A man that gets nothing done 



Ithink you'd like me to be 

As useless as i seem 

And leave everything undone 



(chorus) 

But the little boy I used to be 

He had a conscience you could see 

And he held it in his hand 

He did not understand 

That he would soon be me 



I think you'd like to know 

A place that I won't go 

And spend some time 



You say you need a friend 

To take you by the hand 

And sit awhile 



(chorus) 



If you could only feel this 

It's nothing to believe 

I ask an honest question 

I get a silent scream 



When I hear the answer 

It's nothing I could see 

If someone could have warned you 

It takes much more than me 



But the little boy I used to be 

He had a conscience you could see 

And he held it in his hand 

He did not understand 

That he would soon be free