In the Light

The boy lives at a desk and he lives in the light And yet he don't know why And they say he's the best when he gives it a shine He shines it away and he shines it at home We think we're all alone But he lives in the fray and he's waiting to come To the world I'm not a thing I'm just a number on a screen now And that's fine with me I don't know if I am right But I won't go into the light now 'Cause I feel so free Don't put me in the light Don't put me in the light I won't exchange what I will do for things that I just might Don't put me in the light Don't put me in the light I won't arrange to just pass through, a stranger in the night Well there's fish in the sea and there's birds in the bush But he ain't in a rush 'Cause he knows that it's free if he gives it a push They walk to the door and deliver his food He never leaves a room And he knows what's in store when he gets in the mood To the world I'm not a thing I'm just a number on a screen now And that's fine with me I don't know if I am right But I won't go into the light now 'Cause I feel so free Don't put me in the light Don't put me in the light I won't exchange what I will do for things that I just might Don't put me in the light Don't put me in the light I won't arrange to just pass through, a stranger in the night I am feeling around in the dark You're concealing the state of the art It's perfect, flawless, this new kind of truth A perfect novice, I don't have a clue Well the world's on a string and it rests in his hands They move at his command Well he thinks he's a king but he can't understand Don't put me in the light Don't put me in the light I won't exchange what I will do for things that I just might Don't put me in the light Don't put me in the light I won't arrange to just pass through, a stranger in the night