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