Don't believe another song could ever change the world,
Don't believe that little boys grow up to be little girls,
Don't believe that wishing ever really made it so,
I don't believe you love me, you don't tell me anymore,
Don't believe that suicide could ever open up any doors.

Can't count on my lucky star if I don't know where it's at,
Can't count on my fingers, I've got more sense than that,
Can't count all my money, it all goes to pay the rent,
Can't count on philosophers if I don't know what they meant,
There's a time for counting one by one, and time for counting what's been spent.

Some people live their lives like they're on number nine, but I'm gonna be around for a long, long time.

I see a stately temple standing in a trance,
I see the saints of God breaking into dance,
I see a band of angels running up and down the stairs,
I see a thousand sparrows floating in the air,
I see a love-sick saviour, and I can see the scars that he wears,
Ooh, I see a love-sick saviour, and I can see the scars that he wears.

Some people live their lives like they're on number nine, but I'm gonna be around for a long, long time,
I don't wanna live my life in an endless nursery rhyme, for I'm gonna be around for a long, long, time,
Some people live their lives like they're on number nine, but I'm gonna be around for a long, long time.