Intro: verse 1 Let me explain, though it might seem strange to you So please refrain from thinkin' bad of me It gives me pain when I see what my brothers do But no one else ever can see I just want the truth known, so I call Mom on the phone But by the time she gets here, the whole thing disappears Whatever they build every day, it gets taken away No one sees it, of course, it's some mysterious force verse 2 To my mother every story's preposterous Never believes no matter what I do But though I'm right and she's wrong, I must confess I'd probably think I'm crazy, too I just want the truth known, so I call Mom on the phone But by the time she gets here, the whole thing disappears Whatever they build every day, it gets taken away By some mysterious force, no one sees it, of course Outro Some mysterious force Some mysterious force Some mysterious force Some mysterious force.