Well, you can ride on the crest of a wave If that's where you want to be But does the look on your face Mean you're really feeling happy? Or do you feel like you're standing on a wooden leg Or a poor man much too proud to beg Or a page from a book that can't be read at all? You gotta see by the way That they are talking That it's time for you To pick up your grip start walking 'Cause they want to see your long legs flying Go to the place where the earth meets the sky and Don't stop to turn around and wave goodbye at all They won't be satisfied Till you're out of their sight But I wonder how will you feel With a deck of cards You're not around to deal You're not around to deal They won't be satisfied Till you're out of their sight But I wonder how will you feel With a deck of cards You're not around to deal? You're not around to deal Well, they say it's a lie, a joke That you are living But you know one thing they don't You won't give in 'Cause you're like a cat, chasin' its tail Makes a million circles but you're gonna fail Look down you just don't understand Well, you can ride on the crest of a wave If that's where you want to be But does the look on your face Mean you're really feeling happy? Well, do you feel like you're standing on a wooden leg A poor man much too proud to beg Or a page from a book that can't be read at all? Well, do you feel like you're standing on a wooden leg Or a poor man much too proud to beg Or a page from a book that can't be read at all?