watchin' it go

me, it seems i'm spendin' most of my time, spendin' ten cents while i'm makin' a dime, tryin' to make sense out of life's mixed up rhyme, meantime i'm watchin' it go, the butterfly spins in his little cocoon, thinkin' of songs that he'll be singing soon, so few will listen to the butterfly's tune, me i'm just watchin' it go, watchin' it go, wantin' to know, where do you go when you've been, poor cinderella she's bowin' her head, tellin' some stranger what a hard life's she's led, glass slipper's sound asleep under the bed, sadly i'm watchin' her go, prince charming dressed in disarmin' disguise, flashin' his charms as he's blindin' her eyes, mornin' will hear 'em say their sunshine goodbyes, me, i've seen a few of them go, watchin' it go, wantin' to know, where do you go when you've been, me, like so many, i've tried so many things, walkin' on crutches and callin' them wings, wonderin' who's pullin' the puppeteer strings, me, i'm just wantin' to know, minds too confined they keep wantin' to roam, lookin' for a life that will leave them alone, i hear 'em singin' now they want to go home, knowin' they never can go, watchin' it go, wantin' to know, where do you go when you've been, watchin' it go, wantin' to know, where do you go when you've been