Institution Green — Suzanne Vega

Institution green

The walls are cracked and dim

And we are standing in a line

Waiting for our faces to be seen

Institution green

Watch the floor and cound the hours

None will meet my eyes

Private people in this public place

I wonder if theyll take a look

Find my name inside that book

Lose me on the printed page

Where to point the aimless rage

I cast my vote upon this earth

Take my place for what its worth

Hunger for a pair of eyes

To notice and to regognize

Institution green

A woman stands behind a table

She will call my name

After that Ill be admitted in

I wonder if shell take a look

Find my name inside that book

Lose me on the printed page

Where to point the aimless rage

I cast my vote upon this earth

Take my place for what its worth

Hunger for a pair of eyes

To notice and to regognize

Institution green

Teach me how to pull the lever

Push the curtain closed

Take whats needed then just

Let me go