All the ghosts of the grandmothers Have been haunting me in my living room I am pagan in my pondering Wondering where it is I will go, if I don’t go here And the streets are full of beggars Bragging threats of misdemeanors I am shirtless in my offerings To be more than what you want from me Say it ain’t so, say it ain’t so Say it aint, say it ain’s so And the creatures in their masks and capes Are growing restless under costume makeup I am wise to what we’re doing here, but I’m a fool Standing naked and dressed as myself Say it ain’t so, say it ain’t so Say it aint, say it ain’s so I will keep my eyes shut, I will, I will I will build a time machine Travelin’ back to kings and queens Changing all the course of history So these things I’ve done won’t make a fool out of me All the children at the swimming pool Offer their bare skin to the afternoon And in the courtyard birds are caroling In the fountains that man made for them Say it ain’t so, say it ain’t so Say it aint, say it ain’s so That I am cursed and insignificant Thinking all the world revolves around me