The shells are lined with books he'll never read
Magazine articles with warnings that he'll never eat
His penthouse overlooks the city
So high up living in a prison of pity
He knows it's high time for a change of scene
Though changes only lie deep in his dreams
He's got the young man thinks he knows it all blues
He's coming to this world to bring us the news
He says blessed the man who walks in my shoes
With no idea
He is a young man thinks he knows it all blues
His phone bill equals the national debt
His loneliness calls out to people
That he'll soon forget
He's close to mastering narcissus elation
A legend in his own mind worthy evagulation
He's falling apart but he plays it off cool
Watch him as in the game he'll up and change the rules
Kneeling at the altar of fortune and fashion
Laughing at those who also sharing his passion
The melodies he sings dylan sang years before
And the songs he writes has far too many chords
His life is filled with leisure pleasure and pain
Sunrise hits the sky no change
He's got the young man thinks he knows it all blues
He's coming to this world to bring us the news
He says blessed the man who walks in my shoes
With no idea
He has a young man thinks he knows it all blues
Working inside the tricks of reason
Cutting the stem on others blooming seasons
And when you finally see through his little well
His venom's taking hold your love for dead
Coming back stronger with eloquent voice
Fading his victims with a new bag of toys
He's got the young man thinks he knows it all blues
He's coming to this world to bring us the news
He says blessed the man who walks in my shoes
With no idea he has
A young man thinks he knows it all blues
Well he thinks he knows it all blues
The young man thinks he knows it all blues
The young man thinks he knows it all blues
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