Do you ever wonder why
All you do is try, try, try
To make the cut and get the grade
Turn around and you've missed the parade?
Let me be the first to congratulate you
You know the rules are there to manipulate you
That's the wrong way to do it
If I were you I'd not pursue it
There's no doubt about it
No need to scream and shout it
Listen carefully to what I say
Turn yourself around... that's the wrong way!
You know the people who make the rules
Figure us for a pack of fools
They set the pieces and rig the game
So you're a number and not a name
The time has come to show some bravery
And call it what it is, my friend, it's slavery
That's the wrong way to do it
If I were you I'd not pursue it
There's no doubt about it
No need to scream and shout it
Listen carefully to what I say
Turn yourself around... that's the wrong way!