Always wonder why
Oh, innocence has passed you by a long, long time ago
I was the fly upon your wall and I saw what you know
Look at me and smile?
You frighten little children and you always wonder why
Now are you just waving or drowning?
But I think I'm going to tell you
The supermarket checkout girl once smacked you in the eye
But back home the people hate you and you never did know why
And it always keeps the rain off and it always keeps you dry
Oh, innocence has passed you by a long, long time ago
Oh, innocence has passed you by a long, long time ago
In the land of milk and honey where you make big money
But you're sending off those bottle tops for your free piece of mind
It might just take a pilot to give you a natural high
It would take a gunshot just to clear your head awhile
Always wonder why
I was the fly upon your wall and I saw what you know
You won't be seeing me again but you'll always wonder why
It's so hard to tell when you're so far away
Your pornographic priestess left you for another guy
Degeneration suits you, now I'm going home to cry
I was the fly upon your wall and I saw what you know
Just give me fifty thousand lire for my thoughts
And are you just waving or drowning?
When you eat no one else does but you always wonder why
The mercury is rising and it's not all that surprising
And after all this time how can you stand there
It's so hard to tell when you're so far away
