The Ostrich Lyrics - Steppenwolf - Steppenwolf

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 

And hope that everything turns out okay 

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 

And hope that everything turns out okay 

You're free to speak your mind my friend 

As long as you agree with me 

Don't criticize the fatherland 

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 

And hope that everything turns out okay