Just Like Them - Intellectual

[Verse 1]

Father’s a lonely man in a crowded room

He keeps to himself, and he never lets anyone know

It’s a part of his heritage

His father was that way, too

And Mother can’t understand why he died so soon

[Pre-Chorus]

But he's still alive

He's still got his mind

And that’s all he needs

To get by

[Chorus]

Don’t wonder why

You’re gonna be just like them

Don’t wonder why

You’re gonna be just like them

[Verse 2]

A boy I knew was too low to tie his own shoes

We couldn’t tell what was dirt and what was a bruise

He’s got a gun now

He's got nothing to lose

You live without love for too long, it might happen to you

[Pre-Chorus]

But now he's got a home

Where he's not alone

And people care

He knows they do

He's seen his picture on the evening news

[Chorus]

Don’t wonder why

You’re gonna be just like them

Don’t wonder why

You’re gonna be just like them

You're gonna be just like them

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 3]

Take a look at yourself

Do you like what you see?

The things that you feel aren’t the things you were taught to believe

You had your inoculations as a child

You won’t go crazy, but you’ll never go wild

Isn’t that what you want?

You wanna go wild

Wild

[Chorus]

Don’t wonder why

You’re gonna be just like them

Don’t wonder why

You’re gonna be just like them

[Verse 4]

Now you feel like a lonely man in a crowded room

You tell me nobody really cares

Well, how 'bout you?

See, there’s a man with his hand on the button out there

He’s saying in his life nobody ever cared

So why should he care?

Why?

[Chorus]

Don’t wonder why

You’re gonna be just like them

Don’t wonder why

You’re gonna be just like them

[Outro]

Gonna be just like them

I’ll never be just like them