I Don't Wanna Get Wise - The Who

He was drunk, I was blind

Though we tried to be kind

I was sunk, always late

We were quick to rotate

Let’s be blunt, I was a bluff

And the surreal life was tough

I was a runt, we told lies

But to our great surprise

All the shit that we did

Brought us some money, I guess

And those snotty young kids

Were a standing success

Helped us conquer and rise

And we learned in this hell

We don’t wanna get wise

(I don’t wanna get wise

I don’t wanna get wise)

Life teaches us well

We still pull, we get smug

And we all like a drug

Over full, always sated

Puffed up, elated

Let’s admit our mistakes

Are what triggered our breaks

We were shits, so no disguise

And it is no surprise

That the crap that we did

Brought us money, God bless

And those snotty young kids

Were a standing success

Helped us conquer and rise

And we learned in this hell

We didn’t wanna get wise

(I don’t wanna get wise

I don’t wanna get wise)

Life teaches us well

Experiment, you universe

We’ll ask why you choose to curse

Why set a fire you plan to douse?

Why set a rat to catch a mouse?

He was drunk (he was drunk), I was blind (he was blind)

Though we tried to be kind

I was sunk (he was sunk), he was late (always late)

We were quick to rotate

We tried hard to stay young

But the high notes were sung

We’ve been scarred, we’ve been prized

But you could see in our eyes

(I don’t wanna get wise

I don’t wanna get wise)

We got wise!

(I don’t wanna get wise

I don’t wanna get wise)

We got wise

(I don’t wanna get wise

I don’t wanna get wise)

We got wise

(I don’t wanna get wise

I don’t wanna get wise)

We got wise