Take away these stones that I use
To build this room I now call myself
Take away this chair
I feel too comfortable here
Take away these lies
That I tell myself so many times

Take all my books of philosophy
All you thought you knew about life
Pile all these things up to the sky
And watch them burn to the ground
Because they never were no good for me no how

Take away these notes that I gather up in my bed
And take them up to the banker
And tell him I've paid my debt
And tell all my friends if they care for me
I'll be coming home soon
From a troubled boy at sea

Take all my books of philosophy
All you thought you knew about life
Pile all these things up to the sky
And watch them burn to the ground
Because they never were no good
I would have left this place a long time ago
If I had a better reason
But there is no use walking when
There's a Cadillac limousine
Coming up over the hill, yeah

Take away tomorrow and take back yesterday
Take a long vacation inside a looking glass smile
Take my inadequacies and my inhibitions
Watch them glorify me, glorify me
Take all my books of philosophy
All you thought you knew about life
Pile all these things up to the sky
And watch them burn to the ground
Because they never was no good

Take all my books of philosophy
All you thought you knew about life
Pile all these things up to the sky
And watch them burn to the ground
Because they never was no good for me no how