Way of Sheep     Lyrics: Oded Ben-Ami

We go to work
Because everybody does
Get married 'cause everybody does
We follow the tail of the sheep in front of us.

Slaves to our own eyes
We constantly compare the things that we do not have
And those we do
With what others have
Slaves to our own egos
We end up doing things that are unlike us
We end up buying things that we don't need
Because everybody does.

Everybody . . . Everybody . . .
Everybody tells us what to do
Everybody tells us what to think
And then they tell us whom to date
Everyone's a shepherd
They know it all
They know it best
Take the mantle off the shepherd
And underneath . . .
You'll find a sheep

We buy a cellphone
'Cause everybody does
Buy a computer
Because everybody does
Download the latest
Go for the biggest
Drive in the fastest
And all that because . . .

The McKenzie's got a brand new S.U.V
The Reiley's got the smallest mp3 player
The Sweeney's got a ninety inch plasma screen

Everybody . . . Everybody . . .
Truth be told - You don't know everybody
Truth be told - You hardly know anybody
A handful of friends
Some coworkers too
Could all become shepherds
to a sheep like you

Is there a contest ?
What does it take to win ?
Are you happy ?
Will you ever be ?
Questions of this sort
Are rather exhausting
Thank God we can go to sleep . . .
Because everybody does

Slaves to our own checkbooks
We're constantly unhappy
Watching our shortlists get longer
Slaves to our unhappiness
We lose our faith
We lose our self esteem
And lose control
Because everybody does

The sheep they are grazing
The shepherd is crazy

Everybody . . . Everybody . . .
Everybody smile, so that you give
Everybody smile, so that you do
And then they smile so that you spend
Smile, like a good shepherd
They know it all
They know it best
Take the mantle off the shepherd
And underneath . . .
You'll find a wolf

Take the mantle off the shepherd
Put it around your own shoulders
Check yourself in the mirror now
You look just natural

Go ahead
Do the most outlandish things you can think of
Six months down the road
Look around you and see

The McKenzie's dig for gold in their backyard
'Cause you do
The Reiley's store their shorts in the fridge
Because you do
The Sweeney's have a tool shed
The shape of a mushroom
Because you do.