The Ostrich lyrics

Artist  : Steppenwolf 
Song : The Ostrich



 Send "The Ostrich" Ringtone to your Cell 

 We'll call you when you're six years old 

And
drag you to the factory 

To train your brain
for eighteen years 

With promise of security


But then you're free 

And forty years
you waste to chase the dollar sign 

So you
may die in Florida 

At the pleasant age of
sixty nine 



The water's getting hard to
drink 

We've mangled up the country side


The air will choke you when you breathe


We're all committing suicide 

But it's
alright 

It's progress folks keep pushin'
till your body rots 

Will strip the earth of
all it's green 

And then divide her into
parking lots 



But there's nothing you
and I can do 

You and I are only two


What's right and wrong is hard to say


Forget about it for today 

We'll stick
our heads into the sand 

Just pretend that
all is grand 

Then hope that everything turns
out ok 



You're free to speak your mind my
friend 

As long as you agree with me


Don't criticize the father land 

Or
those who shape your destiny 

'Cause if you
do 

You'll lose your job your mind and all
the friends you knew 

We'll send out all our
boys in blue 

They'll find a way to silence
you 



But there's nothing you and I can
do 

You and I are only two 

What's right
and wrong is hard to say 

Forget about it for
today 

We'll stick our heads into the sand


Just pretend that all is grand 

Then
hope that everything turns out ok