It's time you learned a lesson

It's time that you understand

Don't ever count on anybody else

In this or any other land

I once hoped for friendship

To find a place among my kind

But those were the childish wishes

Of someone who was blind

Open up your eyes

See the world from where I stand

Be among the mighty

You caged at my command

Open up your eyes

Give up your sweet fantasy land

It's time to grow up and get wise

Come now little one open up your eyes

We all start out the same

With simple naïve trust

Shielded from the many ways

Life's not fair or just

But then there comes a moment

A simple truth that you must face

If you depend on others

You'll never find your place

And as you take that first step

Upon a path that's all your own

You see it all so clearly

The best way to survive is all alone

Open up your eyes

See the world from where I stand

Be among the mighty

You caged at my command

Open up your eyes

And behold the faded light

It's time to grow up and get wise

Come now little one open up your eyes

Open up your eyes