Your thrill for the exotic has me playing the monkey A minstrel show you didn't know you were offending me The rest was all noise to me When I sat on look out mountain Dreaming of bigger things No one could tap me on the shoulder And ask me to leave When I sat on look out mountain Dreaming of bigger things I'm writing this song for me But we all want some visibility Imagine all the concertos and symphonies That were lost or never made it into history The rest was all noise to me When I sat on look out mountain Dreaming of bigger things No one could tap me on the shoulder And ask me to leave When I sat on look out mountain Dreaming of bigger things The rest was all noise to me When I sat on look out mountain Dreaming of bigger things