I'm Herman McDermitt
If there's a better way I'll learn it
I'm HMC my irregular ways confirm it
I'm HMC in my tower of ivory
If yo find me I'll burn it
You won't see me for dust
There's no one I trust
A hermit I must be
I won't be your criminal
I don't want your laws
Your taxi cabs and cheap kebabs
And dingy dancing halls
I don't want your wedding bells
No top notch salary
It's a cabin in the hills
Or a cottage by the sea for me
I'm Herman McDermitt
If there's a better way I'll learn it
I'm HMC my irregular ways confirm it
I'm HMC in my tower of ivory
If yo find me I'll burn it
You won't see me for dust
There's no one I trust
A hermit I must be
You treated me like an afterthought
And after all I'd done
Subjected me to ridicule
That's your idea of fun
O city full of promises and citadels so grand
I said goodbye to you and yours
and left for no-man's land
I'm Herman McDermitt
If there's a better way I'll learn it
I'm HMC my irregular ways confirm it
I'm HMC in my tower of ivory
If yo find me I'll burn it
You won't see me for dust
There's no one I trust
A hermit I must be
Living in the wilderness
Brings out the beast in me
I know I'm not the only one
The scent is on the breeze
Some of us have broken hearts
Or a price upon our heads
One day soon we'll all return
And kill you in your beds
I'm Herman McDermitt
If there's a better way I'll learn it
I'm HMC my irregular ways confirm it
I'm HMC in my tower of ivory
If yo find me I'll burn it
You won't see me for dust
There's no one I trust
A hermit I must be
