Story Behind the Song
When you spend a lot of time running round and round on a wheel things look...well, different.
Lyrics
Gerbil Perspectives
Living it up in the ole' cage, baby,
Just ask a gerbil, he should know?
Nobody here but the gerbils, baby,
The wheel of fortune is our show.
Late at night when the house gets crazy,
It's round and round the wheel goes.
Maybe watch the moon rise,
Maybe watch stars – high!
Maybe hear the crickets,
Maybe hear your children cry.
Riding around on the wheel of fortune,
On a rat race, how far can you go?
Okay, boy, if you win the rat race,
You're still a rat you ought to know.
Late in the world when the band gets scary,
We in the wood chips watch the show.
Maybe catch the late show,
Maybe watch the stars – fall!
Maybe hear the furnace,
Maybe hear the owl's – call!
Oh we are wise,
We are the wise men,
Who are these guys,
In their disguise then?
Oh, don't you know them,
They are the gerbil men!
(Oh!)
The paper strips make real cool reading,
News in fragments makes a show:
"Farmer Bill dies in Senate"
Do you want flowers? Hoe, hoe, hoe.
"Electric Chairs are extremely painful"
Thanks for the tip, that’s nice to know!
Maybe watch the TV
Maybe watch the night fall!
Maybe looking through bars,
Points out something it us all!
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