A Soapbox Opera (Live At Pavillon de Paris/1979)

I hear only what I want to hear

But I have to believe in something

Have to believe just the one thing

I said Father Washington you're all mixed up

Collecting sinners in an old tin cup

Well spare a listen for a restless fool

There's something missing when I need your rules

Well hey there

And you tell me you're a holy man

But although I am just a beginner

Oh I don't see you as a winner

I said Sister Robinson you're all washed up

Collecting teardrops in a paper cup

If I could tell you what you need to know

If I could help you to get on with the show

But Father Ebenezer

There's a storm in my head

Makes me feel what you said

Just wasn't true

So what am I to do

Well what is she to do

Oh what is there to do

Yeah baby go to the play

All creatures great and small

All things wise and wonderful

The Lord God made them all

Mary oh tell me what I'm living for

Because I feel like I'm tossed in the river

Oh have You a son to deliver

I said Father Washington you're all mixed up

Collecting sinners in an old tin cup

You tell the children what they need to know

But will they listen when it's time to go

Oh Sister Robinson you're all washed up

Collecting teardrops in a paper cup

Can someone tell me what I need to know

Can someone help me to get on with the show