I wish, I wish, I wish in vain

He said for all this talk about equality,
the only thing people really have in common
is that they are all going to die.

You can see it in the eye how each one
is curious about what the weather looks like
But they'll never look out of the windows
or even take a walk outside.

It's in the eyes
and it says 'I know something that you don't know'.

Everybody's wearing a disguise
to hide what they've got left behind their eyes
But me, I can't cover what I am.

I wish, I wish, I wish in vain
if it was easy to tell black from white
and our choices were few.

The thought never hit,
this road we travel together would never shatter and split.

I wish, I wish, I wish in vain
but the only thing people really have in common
is that they are all going to die.