I only bring this up
Cause of what all's going down
All the nasty rumors
That are floating here about
Up and down the sidewalk
That and this side of town
All pointing to what the world's been doing

I seen it in the papers
Even watched it on T.V.
Keep thinking of the saying
All that you see you can't believe
This time I think they're making
A bigger fool of you and me
With all the things that the world's been doing

Yes a fool of us their making
But it's time that we weren't bought
Take it the way they gave it
With a grain of salt
Lift the latch on top our heads
And pour out all those thoughts
To what they tell us that the world's been doing

I may have arrived here early
But I ain't staying late
It's going to take no time at all
Saying what I gotta say
I know the right direction
And I'm not heading in the way
To any part of what the world's been doing