I went searching for the truth
But in my innocence I found
All the con men and their acrobats
Who stomped me in the ground
If I count up their percentages
I know theyre getting rich
But they havent taken everything
Those paybacks are a bitch

Though Ive lost quite a lot
I am still in control
They can keep what theyve got
But they cant have my soul
And if I dont have this all worked out
Still Im getting closer, getting closer
I still have far to go no doubt
But Im getting closer, getting closer

What was ripped off by professionals
Is not all that it seems
While I must live up to contracts
I did not give up my dreams
If I see it as experience
It hasnt gone to waste
Lately all the missing pieces
Have been falling into place

And if I could go back and start over somehow
I would not change that much
Knowing what I know now
Thought there have been sins
I will regret
Still Im getting close, getting closer
I dont have all the answers yet
But Im getting closer, getting closer

Im a mark for every shyster
From topanga to berlin
And I should have learned to kick them out
As soon as they crawled in
So to every bank in switzerland
That stores my stolen youth
Im all right because despite the laws
You cannot hide the truth

And although you will say
I am still too naive
But I have not lost faith
In the things I believe

And if I dont have a this all worked out
Still Im getting closer, getting closer
I still have far to go no doubt
But Im still getting closer, getting closer