Pleasure and Pain and Pride and Me

Pleasure and pain and pride and me
 Racing to the top of the apple tree
 Each one with plans only he can see
 I'm gonna throw 'em off if they dont throw me
 Pleasure and pain and pride and me
 Sailing with the sharks to the middle of the sea
 Each wave the mirror, each crest the key
 I'm gonna turn 'em under if they dont turn me
 Everybody say don't trust that snake
 See, everybody got a deal to make me
 Ev'ryb'dy standin' on the corner for the bus
 The best losing time the worst losin' love
 Ev'ryb'dy grabs every thing that they covet
 Acting out loud like their minds were above it
 Ev'rybody covers the earth like a blanket
 Extending arms to the tree trunk to shake it
 Pleasure and pain and pride and me
 Sooner or later I bought a TV
 Each got a channel only he can see
 I'm gonna change 'em up if they dont change me
 Everybody say dont trust that honey bee
 Everybody buzzin' with a bargain to plead me
 Everybody elbows on the corner for the bus
 Their best losing time at their worst losing love
 Everybody steals a quick sight that they covet
 Glancing off though, as their minds drift above it
 Everybody shakes off the earth like a blanket
 Edging the long limbs to branch ends to make it
 Pleasure and pain and pride and me
 Shooting our mouths at thier falling leaves
 We're gonna make war or we're gonna make peace
 And I'm gonna lead the charge if they dont lead me