Well I know what I like and I like what I see

I know what I want and I know what I need

And the more that I get the more that I need

So if you're coming along well you're coming at ease



Everybody screams, don't know what to believe

I just follow someone else's life

And all my bookcases groan, none of the words are my own

I just follow someone else's life

And all the knowledge I crave is waiting there in my grave



So it seems - jump or be sane



I want to move on but I know when to stay

Oh you can stand there all day, or you can shoulder the blame

But they're spoiling the paintwork and they're ruining the line

And I've been here before and it ain't worth your overtime



Everybody screams, don't know what to believe

I just follow someone else's life

And all my bookcases groan, none of the words are my own

I just follow someone else's life



They've got me running around

But it's not work that they've found

Just something to keep me occupied

And all the knowledge I crave is waiting there in my grave



So it seems - jump or be sane



Jump or be sane

Jump or be sane

Jump or be sane

Jump or be sane



Catch me if you can, my feet won't ever feel the ground again



So let the overture take over and the symphony restrain

Let the orchestra be passion and the timpanis the rain



Everybody screams, don't know what to believe

I just follow someone else's life

And all my bookcases groan, none of the words are my own

I just follow someone else's life



They've got me running around

But it's not work that they've found

Just something to keep me occupied



It's a mean machine

Keep it tight, keep it clean

Just something to keep me occupied



And as a matter of course, be not vexed by remorse

I'm not lost but one who's gone before

And as the knowledge I crave is waiting there in my grave



Then it seems - jump or be sane



Jump or be sane

Jump or be sane

Jump or be sane