Scatman John: Shut your mouth and open your mind

I've been watching your performance since I was just a boy You're so diplomatic and you're actin so coy I see you on the TV at nite when I'm in bed Can a Blindman understand the color red? I see you at the podium how gracefuly you sway You're talking real clear but are you hearing what you say? Your lips keep movin talking as you walk But Everybody knows you're not walkin what you talk I see you eating out I don'te mean to be rude but you're so Busy reading menu's you forgot to order food... you're so Living in the image of a long forgotten dream You're Acting out the action of a bad movie scene Your champaign slogan says you want to make a change You wanna help the hungry and the mentally deranged Stop being arrogant come down off you shell 'cause you Can't help no-one if you can't help yourself Shut your mouth and open your mind Steppin on your own shoe Steppin on your own shoe Shut your mouth and open your mind Shut your mouth and open your mind Steppin on your own shoe Steppin on your own shoe Shut your mouth and open your mind I'm tellin you Yeah...woah I'm tellin you Yeah...woah I'm tellin you Yeah...woah I'm tellin you Yeah...woah You pretend that you listen you don't hear what we say You're so far from the truth you an't see the light of day You messed up your mind cuz you took the easy road and acting understanding only made you grow old I wish that I could tell you the things I want to say but first yu gotta chip out the lies in your way There's too many like you and no matter what you say Whoever wrote the lines forgot to throw them away I'd really like to tell what you don't wanna hear man, everything you're living for is grounded in fear As long as you keep talking out the of your neck you'll never understand why your life is a wreck Just listen to this song it's as close as you get to get to Any sense of hope you get your soul outta dept It effectively elaborates the pattern that you weave We all see the ace taht you keep up your sleeve Shut your mouth and open your mind Easy does it boys he's just lost and he's blind Shut your mouth and open your mind Check it out boys he's just hard to find shut your mouth and open your mind Take it easy boys he don't know what he's sayin Shut you muth and open your mind Easy does it boys get down Scatting .....Yeeeeaaaaaaahhh..... I'm tellin you Yeah...woah (Steppin n your own shoes) I'm tellin you Yeah...woah (Steppin on your own shoes) I'm tellin you Yeah...woah I'm tellin you Yeah...woah Shut your mouth and open your mind Shut your mouth and open your mind (Ceck it out check it out check it out boys) I see you at the podium how gracefully you sway You're talkin real clear but are you hearin what you say? Your lips keep movin talkin as you walk But everybody knows you're not walkin what you talk I'm tellin you Yeah...woah I'm tellin you Yeah...woah I'm tellin you Yeah...woah I'm tellin you Yeah...woah Yeah yeah yeah yeah