Little by little We stagger through life Filling our pockets with change Never consider how bitter the end And gamble our lives away Round and round the centuries come and go None the wiser, wise men laugh and joke Rhyme and reason Don't wanna listen, hey Gonna answer anyway Rhyme and reason Ashes to ashes To dust I'll return This we all understand From where I came I brought nothing with me And I'll take with me much the same On and on now you'd think we'd learn Millions have died, never to return Rhyme and reason Don't wanna listen, hey Gonna answer anyway Rhyme and reason It's what I know Now what I see There's a spirit inside of me I will arise When I've died To give account on the other side Ashes to ashes To dust I'll return This we all understand From where I came I brought nothing with me And I'll take with me much the same Rhyme and reason Don't wanna listen, hey Gonna answer anyway Rhyme and reason Rhyme and reason Don't wanna listen, hey Rhyme and reason Rhyme and reason Don't wanna listen, hey Gonna answer anyway Rhyme and reason