The Fence Lyrics - Singles - Tim Minchin

Somewhere in your wardrobe, I'd be willing to bet 

There's a t-shirt probably bearing the silhouette of Che Guevara 

He was revolutionary, yeah, he wore a cool hat 

But behind the design I think you might find it's not quite as simple as that 

Che was a bit of a homophobe, Che was a bit of a homophobe, apparently 

Che was a bit of a homophobe, Che was a bit of a homophobe 

[Chorus] 

This is my song in defence of the fence 

A little sing along, a anthem to ambivalence 

The more you know, the harder you will find it 

To make up your mind, it, doesn't really matter if you find 

You can't see which grass is greener 

Chances are it's neither, and either way it's easier 

To see the difference, when you're sitting on the fence 

Somewhere in your house, I'd be willing to bet 

There's a picture of that grinning hippy from Tibet - the Dalai Llama 

He's a lovely, funny fella, he gives soundbites galore 

But let's not forget that back in Tibet, those funky monks used to dick the poor, yeah 

And the Buddhist line about future lives is the perfect way to stop the powerless rising up 

And he tells the poor they will live again, but he's rich now so it's easy for him to say 

[Chrous] 

I'm taking the stand in defence of the fence 

I got a little band playing anthems to ambivalence 

We divide the world into terrorists and heroes 

Into normal folk and weirdos 

Into good people and pedos 

Into things that give you cancer and the things that cure cancer 

And the things that don't cause cancer, but there's a chance they will cause cancer in the future 

We divide the world to stop us feeling frightened 

Into wrong and into right and 

Into black and into white and 

Into real men and fairies 

Into status quo and scary 

Yeah we want the world binary, binary 

But it's not that simple. 

And your dog has a bigger carbon footprint than a four wheel drive 

Yea your dog has a bigger carbon footprint than a four wheel drive 

And your dog has a bigger carbon footprint than a four wheel drive 

And so does your baby, maybe you oughta trade HIM in for a Prius 

ROCK! 

[Chorus] 

I'm taking the stand in defence of the fence 

I got a little band playing tributes to ambivalence 

We divide the world into liberals and gun-freaks 

Into atheists and fundies 

Into tee-tot'lers and junkies 

Into chemical and natural 

Into fictional and factual 

Into science and supernatural 

But it's actually naturally not that white and black 

You'll be 

Dividing us into terrorists and heroes 

Into normal folk and weirdos 

Into good people and pedos 

Into things that give you cancer and the things that cure cancer 

And things that don't cause cancer, but there's a chance they will cause cancer in the future 

We divide the world to stop us feeling frightened 

Into wrong and into right and 

Into black and into white and 

Into real men and fairies 

Into parrots and canaries 

Yeah we want the world binary, binary - 0100100! 

The more you know, the harder you will find it 

To make up your mind, it doesn't really matter if you find 

You can't see which grass is greener 

Chances are it's neither, and either way it's easier 

To see the difference when you're sitting on the fence 

Cause it's not that simple... Maybe...