No one knows where the ladder goes You're going to lose what you love the most You're not alone in anything You're not unique in dying I feel estranged every now and then Fall asleep reading science fiction I want to fly in your silver ship Let Jesus hang and Buddha sit It's on now The days are long now The ups and the sundowns And a twisting mind If I've got to go first I'll do it on my terms I'm tired of traitors always changing sides They were friends of mine Don't hang around as the promise breaks You'll be there when the next one's made Kiss the feet of a charlatan Some imagined freedom All the rest is predictable You can say you're the first to know Bought a mantra to concentrate Car alarm or hissing snake I know now How it's going to turn now You got to calm down Or I'll lose my place Got to get to the center Got to get to the concert Run off with a dancer Going to celebrate We'll welcome the new age Covered in warrior paint Lights from the jungle to the sky See now, a star's born Looks just like a blood orange Don't it just make you want to cry Precious friend of mine? Well, I know when it's finally done This whole life's a hallucination You're not alone in anything You're not alone in trying To be