I Was Educated By Myself

I can't buy the lie and it don't matter
Even though I try to keep my health 
It all seems the same, such a silly game
Played by silly fools who don't even follow their own rules

But oh, when the sunshine follows me around 
Lifts my feet and takes me from the ground
High enough to see the shelf
And know that I was educated by myself

I have seen the streets groaning, not battered 
Though amongst us all, we kept our wealth 
And though the rain goes pitter-patter, 
It don't change the pain that we all felt

But oh, when the sunshine follows us around
Lifts our feet and takes us from the ground, 
High enough for us to tell 
That we were educated by ourselves

It's a simple dream, a common pattern
A universal scheme for us to sell 
And though it's a long, long way between Mars and Saturn,
But right here on Earth, we know so well 
That all we need is sunshine on the ground 
And smiles and smiles and smiles from frown to frown
Just enough for us to yell
That we were educated by ourselves