Becky works for SEIU Jon her husband works for them too Ian works for the state of Ohio And he Catherine just had a child Ned's some kind of delivery driver At least till Amanda's done with school And Andy Bell works in construction He finds a kind of zen in every power tool What did that steely wizard say On that resplendent summer day? We clung to his every word But can't remember what we heard We took the triangular path Back to our first prenatal bath And through the night our voices rang as 700 times we sang the refrain And we danced and we dance till the morning came Lately our Homeric journey feels more like a parking spot And we only move the car when they clean the street Billy Means has made his mind up he wants to leave the firm But his student loans have grown malignant Like a cancer entering its final term What did that steely wizard say On that resplendent summer day? We clung to his every word But can't remember what we heard We took the triangular path Back to our first prenatal bath And through the night our voices rang as 700 times we sang the refrain And we danced and we dance till the morning came How Were we Supposed to see That that wizard would vanish eventually? Now Our hearts Are years apart But it's still the same battle From the end to the start How are we supposed to keep from sinking into the ocean deep? Come what may though we've strayed away We'll remember what we heard on that summer day All the happiness you seek in the grass beneath your feet Work your fingers to the bone but take your rest when you get home If you fall try not to dwell on why you slipped or where you fell Keep your friends around you and you'll never sink too deep