Signs [lp Version] Lyrics - Absolutely Right: The Best Of Five Man Electrical Band - Five Man Electrical Band

And the sign said 

"Long-haired freaky people need not apply" 

So I tucked my hair up under my hat 

And I went in to ask him why 

He said, "You look like a fine up-standin' young man 

I think you'll do" 

So I took off my hat and said, "Imagine that 

Huh, me workin' for you" 

Whoa, sign, sign, everywhere a sign 

Blockin' out the scenery, breakin' my mind 

Do this, don't do that 

Can't you read the sign? 

And the sign said 

"Anybody caught trespassin' 

Will be shot on sight" 

So I jumped on the fence and I yelled at the house 

"Hey, what gives you the right 

To put up a fence to keep me out 

But to keep Mother Nature in? 

If God was here, He'd tell you to your face 

'Man, you're some kind of sinner'" 

Sign, sign, everywhere a sign 

Blockin' out the scenery, breakin' my mind 

Do this, don't do that 

Can't you read the sign? 

Now, hey you, Mister, can't you read? 

You got to have a shirt and tie to get a seat 

You can't even watch no, you can't eat 

You ain't supposed to be here 

The sign said, "You've got to have a membership card 

To get inside" 

And the sign said, "Everybody welcome 

Come in, kneel down and pray" 

But when they passed around the plate at the end of it all 

I didn't have a penny to pay 

So I got me a pen and a paper 

And I made up my own little sign 

I said, "Thank you, Lord, for thinkin' 'bout me 

I'm alive and doin' fine" 

Whoo, sign, sign, everywhere a sign 

Blockin' out the scenery, breakin' my mind 

Do this, don't do that 

Can't you read the sign? 

Sign, sign, everywhere a sign