Terry Mills

Lyrics

MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN
 
You got me running from the monkeys and fightin with the talking trees
You got me sleepin in the poppies and wakin with a sense of unease
I got to get the broomstick from the witch of the west
And Glenda seems allright, but she’s a witch nonetheless
And I’ve lost my bearings and I don’t know what it all means.
           
            CHORUS:
But he tells me, “Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain
The dude that’s operating all those levers and knobs
Keep your eyes straight ahead on the smoke and the lightning
On the one who holds your future, He is the wizard of Oz.”
 
Now I’m looking all around me, and what’s this motley crew?
They all seem quite disabled, and no one seems to have a clue
Look here, they got no brains, no heart, no guts, no glory
But that’s the most interesting part of this story
The sum of their grace is greater than what I can do.       CHORUS
           
 
Now I’m trembling in the castle all weak at the knees
I finally got it right, I’m gonna get some relief
But that stupid dog is barking, and he tears at the scheme
And the smoke starts to clear; And my eyes start to see
 
 
I think I better pay more attention; it’s just a man behind that curtain
Creating that illusion with all those levers and knobs
Keep my feet on the ground, ‘cause God is in His heaven, yeah
I’m taking my future
My friends are here to help
Sic em Toto, he ain’t no wizard of Oz.