If I was a question, what kind of question would I be?
The kind, perhaps, impossible to answer honestly?
Maybe I'd be hypothetical, or do you think I would be
A question for the listener, one full of irony?
Would I be a setup for some candidate's demise
A question that's quite tricky, but straightforward in disguise?
I ask 'cause when we're talking, it's like the world is going to end
Well, when it does, will there be anybody left to start again?
I don't think such questions are healthy for our brains
I think they exponentiate our drama and our pain
Yes, the apocalypse is never far away
But you'll fare better if you aren't always afraid
So I think we should
Get together
And listen to some records like they did
Way back when people sold records
Honey, I don't pretend that I've got all the answers
Ooh, why don't we
Get together
And have a conversation like they did
Way back when people had conversations
And I won't pretend that I've got all the answers
If I was an animal, oh, what would I be?
I think I'd like to be a monkey, honey
Swinging through the trees
I could run for public office
I could swing from town to town
Make far too many promises while hanging upside down
I could have an honest slogan
Like "He'll Slap You In The Face"
Go corporate with my platform as I move into first place
But don't worry, honey, I don't really want to rule
I'd never run, I'm a monkey, not a fool
And I would rather
Get together
And listen to some records like they did
Way back when people sold records
Honey, I won't pretend that I've got all the answers
Ooh, why don't we
Get together
And have a conversation like they did
Way back when people had conversations
And I won't pretend that I've got all the answers
Because I don't
If I was a third verse when the first one was too long
And the second had a metaphor absurd and overdrawn
Would I dare to be different?
If so, how would I begin
If it seemed my author long ago deemed brevity a sin?
Perhaps, if the third verse gets the coveted last word
I'd be obliged to unite the incoherence that you've heard
I think the discourse has been tragically misled
But why beat a horse when it's already dead
Oh, when we could
Get together
Oh, we need to get together
Oh, come on, let's get together