Sat In Your Lap

Sat In Your Lap

I see the people working,
And see it working for them
And so I want to join in,
But then I find it hurts me

Some say that knowledge is something sat in your lap
Some say that knowledge is something that you never have

I see the people happy,
So can it happen for me?
'Cause when I am unhappy,
There's nothing that can move me

Some say that knowledge is something that you never have.
Some say that knowledge is something sat in your lap
Some say that heaven is hell
Some say that hell is heaven

I must admit, just when I think I'm king,
(I just begin)
Just when I think I'm king, I must admit,
(I just begin)
Just when I think I'm king,
(I just begin)

I've been doing it for years
My goal is moving near
It says, "Look! I'm over here"
Then it up and disappears

Some say that knowledge is something sat in your lap
Some say that knowledge is ho-ho-ho-ho

I want to be a lawyer
I want to be a scholar
But I really can't be bothered
Ooh, just gimme it quick, gimme it,
gimme gimme gimme gimme!

Some say that knowledge is ho ho ho
Some say that knowledge is ho ho ho
Some say that heaven is hell
Some say that hell is heaven

I must admit, just when I think I'm king,
(I just begin)
Just when I think I'm king, I must admit,
(I just begin)
Just when I think everything's going great,
(I just begin)
I get the break,
Hey, I'm gonna take it all
(I just begin)
When I'm king
(just begin)

In my dome of ivory,
A home of activity,
I want the answers quickly,
But I don't have no energy

I hold a cup of wisdom,
But there is nothing within
My cup, she never overfloweth,
And 'tis I that moan and groaneth

Some grey and white matter,
"Give me the karma, mama!"
I'm coming up the ladder,
Here coming up the ladder,
"A jet to Mecca,"
Up the ladder,
"Tibet or Jeddah,
To Salisbury,
A monastery,
The longest journey,
Across the desert,
Across the weather,
Across the elements,
Across the water!"