Who needs remote control? The way I feel right now is impenetrable And on a big fourth down, a bump in the road The shortest little tunnel ride from lake to Monroe Ring, ring, ring, oh my death machine You know it rings all day, it doesn't mean anything I took the ride line south, the mask on my mouth For all my friends in different metropolitan towns For all my friends in different metropolitan towns It's just another wrinkle in the cloud It's what you get It's where you are That's how we're built What a world What a world It's what you get It's where you are It's not a race What a world What a world It's like a whistle in the wind Feels like the end of everything Who sees the thread in the veil? I need my government check, it got lost in the mail And for the fresh new pack, fifteen on the bill Everything considered, still a drop in the pail Ooh-wee, check your messages please I'm in the crib these days, where would you rather be? I miss the brown line track, too close to the screen 'Cause that view of the city is my favorite scene Yeah, that view of the city is my favorite scene Covered up the wrinkles underneath It's what you get It's where you are That's how we're built What a world What a world It's what you get It's where you are It's not a race What a world What a world