(Mose Allison)

You say the world is mad

You say that you've been had

You don't like your part in the floor show

You say it's all a bust

There's no one you can trust

Well, tell me something that I don't know



You say the world's a mess

It's anybody's guess

As to who will deliver that low blow

You suffer from the strain

You don't dig pain

Well, tell me something that I don't know



You say there's some mistake

You didn't get your break

You don't see the magic in the moonglow

You're on a one way street

Your life is incomplete

Well, tell me something that I don't know



You're uptight

It ain't right

Well, tell me something that I don't know