When I was young and full of graceand spirited–a rattlesnake.When I was young and fever fellMy spirit, I will not tellYou’re on your honor not to tellI believe in coyotes and time as an abstractExplain the change, the difference betweenWhat you want and what you need, there’s the key,Your adventure for today, what do you doBetween the horns of the day?I believe my shirt is wearing thinAnd change is what I believe inWhen I was young and give and takeAnd foolish said my fool awakeWhen I was young and fever fellMy spirit, I will not tellYou’re on your honor, on your honorTrust in your calling, make sure your calling’s trueThink of others, the others think of youSilly rule golden words make, practice, practice makes perfect,Perfect is a fault, and fault lines changeI believe my humor’s wearing thinAnd change is what I believe inI believe my shirt is wearing thinAnd change is what I believe inWhen I was young and full of graceAs spirited a rattlesnakeWhen I was young and fever fellMy spirit, I will not tellYou’re on your honor, on your honorI believe in exampleI believe my throat hurtsExample is the checker to the keyI believe my humor’s wearing thinAnd I believe the poles are shiftingI believe my shirt is wearing thin
And change is what I believe in