None the Wiser

I saw a runner with golden skin

I knew him – I went to school with him

And I know he was an Olympian

But I believe he’s fighting other battles now

Funny how we end up – funny how it goes

Everybody tells you but they don’t know

Funny how we all go chasing down these different roads

Funny when we come back fully grown

And none the wiser for all that we’ve been told

Aren’t you that young man who took a chance

You got up and sang on the TV show

We saw you drinking once at Christmas

You were too young but you were home

Long before your band broke up

And you were out there on your own

Funny how we end up – funny how it goes

Everybody tells you but they don’t know

Funny how we all go chasing down different roads

Funny when we come back fully grown

And none the wiser for all that we’ve been shown

I was in town last week buying paint for the kitchen wall

Saw a man who was once a boy – he was once a God

With a football in the yard

Whatcha doing in this hardware store in that hi-vis coat

Who am I to wonder – who am I at all

Funny how we end up – funny how it goes

Everybody tells you but they don’t know

Funny how we all go chasing down our different roads

Funny when we come back fully grown

And none the wiser, none the wiser

None the wiser – for all that we’ve been sold

But there’s still such a long way to go