Take away these stones that I use To build this room I now call myself Take away this chair I feel too comfortable here Take away these lies That I tell myself so many times Take all my books of philosophy All you thought you knew about life Pile all these things up to the sky And watch them burn to the ground Because they never were no good for me no how Take away these notes that I gather up in my bed And take them up to the banker And tell him I've paid my debt And tell all my friends if they care for me I'll be coming home soon From a troubled boy at sea Take all my books of philosophy All you thought you knew about life Pile all these things up to the sky And watch them burn to the ground Because they never were no good I would have left this place a long time ago If I had a better reason But there is no use walking when There's a Cadillac limousine Coming up over the hill, yeah Take away tomorrow and take back yesterday Take a long vacation inside a looking glass smile Take my inadequacies and my inhibitions Watch them glorify me, glorify me Take all my books of philosophy All you thought you knew about life Pile all these things up to the sky And watch them burn to the ground Because they never was no good Take all my books of philosophy All you thought you knew about life Pile all these things up to the sky And watch them burn to the ground Because they never was no good for me no how