Signs (LP Version) Lyrics

And the sign said
"Long-haired freaky people need not apply"
So I tucked my hair up under my hat
And I went in to ask him why

He said, "You look like a fine up-standin' young man
I think you'll do"
So I took off my hat and said, "Imagine that
Huh, me workin' for you"

Whoa, sign, sign, everywhere a sign
Blockin' out the scenery, breakin' my mind
Do this, don't do that
Can't you read the sign?

And the sign said
"Anybody caught trespa*sin'
Will be shot on sight"
So I jumped on the fence and I yelled at the house

"Hey, what gives you the right
To put up a fence to keep me out
But to keep Mother Nature in?
If God was here, He'd tell you to your face
'Man, you're some kind of sinner'"

Sign, sign, everywhere a sign
Blockin' out the scenery, breakin' my mind
Do this, don't do that
Can't you read the sign?

Now, hey you, Mister, can't you read?
You got to have a shirt and tie to get a seat
You can't even watch no, you can't eat
You ain't supposed to be here
The sign said, "You've got to have a membership card
To get inside"

And the sign said, "Everybody welcome
Come in, kneel down and pray"
But when they pa*sed around the plate at the end of it all
I didn't have a penny to pay

So I got me a pen and a paper
And I made up my own little sign
I said, "Thank you, Lord, for thinkin' 'bout me
I'm alive and doin' fine"

Whoo, sign, sign, everywhere a sign
Blockin' out the scenery, breakin' my mind
Do this, don't do that
Can't you read the sign?

Sign, sign, everywhere a sign