Imagine a Man — The Who

Imagine a Man

Imagine a man Not a child of any revolt But a plain man tied up in life

Imagine the sand Running out as he struts Parading and fading, ignoring his wife

Imagine a road So long looking backwards You can't see where it really began

Imagine a load So large and so smooth That against it a man is an ant

Then you will see the end You will see the end

Imagine events That occur everyday Like a shooting or raping or a simple act of deceit

Imagine a fence Around you as high as prevention Casting shadows, you can't see your feet

Imagine a girl With long, flowing hair And the body of chalky perfection and truth

Imagine a past Where you wish you had lived Full of heroes and villians and fools

And you will see the end You will see the end And you will see the end You will see the end Oh yeah

Imagine a man Not a child of any revolt But a man of today feeling new

Imagine a soul So old it it is broken And you know your invention is you

And you will see the end You will see the end You will see the end You will see the end Oh yeah