I saw the railway master and I looked him in the eye Said: Would you go much faster If you thought that you would die? He said: Not me sir, I could not care, in fact I would not try For protest would not take me far It's different me not being a star I lock my feelings in a jar until another day Oh, comfort me, dear brother, won't you tell me what you know? For somewhere in this paper world is a place where I can go Oh, long-awaited mother, is it time to make a show? And take your babies to your breasts You know we never passed the test And all our sins should be confessed before we carry on Oh, don't refuse me If you choose me, you'll follow my shame No, don't confuse me For I know it's the name of the game I got up off my pillow and I looked up at the sun Said: You can see quite clearly now The things that we have done We've burned your sacred willow, and our battles we have won But did we get so very far? It's different me not being a star I lock my feelings in a jar until they go away Oh, don't refuse me If you choose me, you'll follow my shame No, don't confuse me For I know it's the name of the game