Walking In the Wind

You walk and talk and move around in circles

Your friends tellin' you you're doin' fine

You can't see that snowball as it hurtles

Through the shattered membranes of your mind

If I could talk to you for just one minute

Then you'd know what it is I'm gettin' at

But there again, your head's got nothin' in it

And by the way, you left without your hat

Oh, I'm walking in the wind

Lookin' at the sky

Hangin' on a breeze, wonderin' why, why?

Yeah

Your old man's headed for the final payoff

The joker you've got is fadin', too

And all the sharks that come around for the ripoff

Are gonna tear the flesh right off you

The plastic princess hangs her head in wonder

At the silver-glittered boys tryin', tryin' to compete

And all at once the room begins to thunder

And all that's left is the stain on the sheet

Oh, I'm walking in the wind

Lookin' at the sky

Hangin' on a breeze, wonderin' why?

The prostitute is standin' on the corner

Sufferin' so much pain to stay alive

She's so real that life itself bows down before her

She couldn't make that nine to five

The president is cryin', cryin' in the White House

The prime minister's really got the blues

All the heads of state are busy playin' cat and mouse

'Cause you see, none of them have ever paid their dues

I'm walking in the wind

Lookin' at the sky

Hangin' on a breeze and I'm wonderin' why

Why, why, why?

God knows why, why, why