heart like a fist

all these bumper stickers are screaming ìwar is not the answerî

itís not the answer but i donít know which question it is

they say your heart is as big as your fist

so there is this tendency to overuse your head

that imbalance alone could further your desire

to use human nature as an excuse

but i ainít one for the easy way out

iíd rather put myself to use

so why not put yourself to good use?

i donít need no economic theory

to tell me everybody is out for themselves

still there is this little girl idealist in me

that keeps hoping there is something else

and you could prove me wrong so easily

with your textbook statistic prophecy

but just because thatís the way things really are

donít mean thatís the way they have to be

so letís make them the way they should be

oh and i ainít nowhere close to the person that iíd like to be

because i just want to be like the books that i read

like the songs that i sing, where everything i need

fits in a single suitcase in the back of my car

where iíve seen so much without going so far

so you canít sit there and tell me thereís nothing here for you

in a world where there is so much to see

because baby, i have been looking around and itís all beautiful to me

itís all beautiful to me

all these politicians are screaming ìwar is the answerî

ìitís the answer to every question there isî

and i say ìhey, i donít mean to but-in on you but you know

your heart is just as big as your fistî

so donít you humor me with your quick fire solution

media illusion you did all you could do

because i am not one for the easy way out

iíd rather put myself to good use

so letís put ourselves to good use

so you canít sit there and tell me thereís nothing here for you

in a world where there is so much to see

because baby, take a good look around,  itís all beautiful you're going to see

itís all beautiful to me

itís all beautiful to me