History Lessens (The Final Examination) - Skyclad

Look what you get for following leaders,

Who lead from the rear — where are they now?

What did we learn in history lessons?

How to sit quiet at the back of a class.

With so many things open to question,

It’s too late to cry — there’s no one to ask.

Life’s an education — a multiple equation,

Everybody finds their own solution in the end.

«To be or not to be"is a very lengthy question,

Has somebody please got a sharpened pencil they can lend?

What did we learn in history lessons?

How to sit quiet at the back of a class.

With so many things open to question,

It’s too late to cry — there’s no one to ask.

Marching in time down a production line,

What did they teach you about life in a dole-queue?

The Law of Relativity — (life's relative misery)

The Law of Probability — (it's probably contrived)

Newton’s Law of Gravity — (we face a grave reality)

The law that runs the jungle — (only the strong survive).

Look what you get for following leaders,

Who lead form the rear — where are they now?

The path of least resistance — a bland text book existence,

Don’t expect to find the answers printed at the back.

The only sound advice that’s carried me through life —

When the cards are stacked against you — play the joker in the pack.

What did we learn in history lessons?

How to sit quiet at the back of a class.

With so many things open to question,

It’s too late to cry — there’s no one to ask.

Marching in time down a production line,

What did they teach you about life in a dole-queue?