book

Some may drink coffee, some might drink wine
Some like the movies, some like to unwind
some like to drink whiskey, some like to smoke the herb
some don't understand you. some can't be heard

But you gotta read the book
oh baby you just gotta read the book
it may have chapters, a paragraph or two
but eventually you gonna read the book

Some aristocrats clink their drinks, some doctor likes to mate
some like spaceships, some like to swim naked
some only wake up at night, some sleep in the day
some beggar is on the floor, some junkie lifts him on his shoulders

but you gonna have to read the book
oh sometimes you just gotta read the book
the pressure in its pages, the notes on the side
hell, you gotta read the book

Some like to laugh out loud, some like to cry in shame
some like to learn lessons, some like to play the game
some even buy a coffin, some like to wear nice clothes
some make sense of things, some like to row

but you gonna have to read that book
god said you gotta read that book
open the front page, take a glance
but you gonna have to read that book

Some are happy, some of the folks
Some like to commentate, some like to make jokes
some like to play. some like to read instead
in a Hollywood movie, the script ain't half that bad

but you gonna have read that book
oh lord, you gonna have to read that book
pages front to back, letters inside
but you still gotta read that book.