The world will keep on turning without you burning out the gears Seconds still collecting into just another year No need for you to pay such close attention all the time Quit passing on the left, let the world go passing by and by Lay back and let your mind get softer for a while We can let them fight for inches while we coast another mile We can watch them as they're drowning in those tired streets they've found Bound in all directions, lost in all the crowds I'm so sorry it's not what you had in mind Don't hold the door I might be here for quite some time I'm only hoping for a whole new state of mind, a brand new paradigm A brand new paradigm The world will keep on turning without you burning out the gears Seconds still collecting into just another year We could be the last ones standing when the final gavel falls Quit asking all the questions, you're making fools out of us all I'm so sorry it's not what you had in mind Don't hold the door I might be here for quite some time I'm only hoping for a whole new state of mind, a brand new paradigm A brand new paradigm Love could be so easy somewhere out in outer space So out of time, so out of line, so out of place So I'll sit here and linger on the same old worn out page And we can give the finger to the spirit of the age I'm so sorry it's not what you had in mind You pulled the cord now let's all watch it all unwind I'm only hoping for a whole new state of mind, a brand new paradigm