Tell me, how do I get through to you
How do I convey this
You can benefit from my experience
I just don’t know how to say it

Well you’re stuck inside your prison; indecision has a stranglehold on you
And you’re stubborn and defiant, self-reliance don’t appeal that much to you

You demand respect that you have yet to earn
With all your intellect you’ve still got much to learn
You think the leaf you lead is none of my concern
But please just heed my words

Tell me how do I get through to you
Tell me what to say to change your views
It’s your life and it’s your decision, it’s yours to lose,
How do I get through to you

Tell me how to make you listen
Tell me how to phrase it
Don’t want to make you think the way I think
But I need to explain it

Well I must address this laziness and arrogance: they’re not endearing you to anyone I know
When did you become so typical, so cynical? You’re not the man I knew

And you demand respect that you have yet to earn
With all your intellect you’ve still got much to learn
You think the life you lead is none of my concern
But please just heed my words

Tell me how do I get through to you,
Tell me what to say to change your views X2
It’s your life and it’s your decision, it’s yours to lose

Tell me how do I get through to you,
Tell me what to say to change your views X3
It’s your life and it’s your decision, it’s yours to lose