Been Longing

When did we learn to taint and adulterate The most beautiful things in life Like the birds and the bees A love for the trees And a fantasy free of perverted things The moment happily ever after Became a joke to you and to me Was the moment we turned our back on love On truth, our self, and a world worth living in We've been longing for a while now to turn around To sing a song for more than the shadow on the wall Been longing for a while now to turn around Give it up and at long last respect ourself It is the cause of the wag of the puppy dog tail Not the mysterious pill for sale Nor the life on the knees nor the death to please That will release the soul from material prison It is the bright little girl and the just little boy Fast asleep in each other's little arms After a long afternoon of uncorrupted laughter Who will teach the world the secrets of living We've been longing for a while now to turn around To sing a song for more than the shadow on the wall Been longing for a while now to turn around Give it up and at long last We've been longing for a while now to turn around To sing a song for love and to sing it loud Been longing for a while now to turn around To give it up and at long last respect ourself