A Soapbox Opera (Live)

I hear only what I want to hear

But I have to believe in something

Have to believe just the one thing

I said, oh, Father Washington, you're all mixed up

Collecting sinners in an old tin cup

Spare a listen for a listless fool

There's something missing when I read your rules

Well, hey there, you tell me you're a holy man

But although I am just a beginner

Oh, I don't see you as no winner

I said, Sister Robinson, you're all washed up

Collecting teardrops in a paper cup

If I could tell you what you need to know

If I could help you to get on with the show

And Reverend Ebenezer, there's a storm in my head

Makes me think what you said just wasn't true

So what am I to do?

(Well, what is he to do?)

Oh, what is there to do?

(All things bright and beautiful)

(All creatures great and small)

(All things wise and wonderful)

(The Lord God made them all)

Mary, oh, tell me what I'm livin' for

Because I feel like I'm tossed in the river

Oh, have you a Son to deliver?

I say, oh, Father Washington, you're all mixed up

Collecting sinners in an old tin cup

You tell the children what they need to know

But will they listen when it's time to go?

Oh, Sister Robinson, you're all washed up

Collecting teardrops in a paper cup

Can someone tell me what I need to know?

Can someone help me to get on with the show?