(This is a fair request,
and I promise I will not judge any person only as a teenager.
If you will constantly remind yourself that some of my generation
Judges people by their race, their belief, or the color of their skin,
And that this is no more right than saying all teenagers are
Drunken dope-addicts or glue-sniffers.)

Do you think its strange
That there's a way
Of how you look and how you act and how you think
Pretend they're not the same as you

Do you think its strange
That there's a way
Of how you look and how you act and how you think
Pretend they're not the same as you

Did you know about his strength of conviction
Or how she puts all her faith in religion
Did we take the time
To really discover
How little we know about each other

Keep us from saying anything
Can't separate from everything
Yet all this really means is
You're one in a crowd and
You're paranoid of every sound
Another friend you won't miss anyhow

Do you think its strange
That there's a way
Of how you look and how you act and how you think
Pretend they're not the same as you

Do you know about his strength of conviction
Or how she puts all her faith in religion
Did we take the time
To really discover
How little we know about each other

To keep us from saying anything
And separate from everything
Yet all this really means is
You're one in a crowd and
You're paranoid of every sound

Keep us from saying anything
Can't separate from everything
Yet all this really means is
You're one in a crowd and
You're paranoid of every sound
Another friend you won't miss anyhow

Do you know about his strength of conviction
Or how she puts all her faith in religion
Did we take the time
To really discover
How little we know about each other

Keep us from saying anything
Can't separate from everything
Yet all this really means is
You're one in a crowd and
You're paranoid of every sound

Keep us from saying anything
Can't separate from everything
Yet all this really means is
You're one in a crowd and
You're paranoid of every sound

Paranoid of every sound
Paranoid of every sound


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    I've been listening to less than jake for 6 years now, and this is one of their best. It's just telling you to open up your eyes and take a good look at the people around you. Do you really know them? If theanswer is no, then maybe you should take the time to do it. That's my take, anyway.

    Skad4life84on May 25, 2002   Link

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