Johnny was taught to be
From an early infancy
How to become
Another cog in the wheel

He learned from the State
What to love and to hate
And to guaranty efficacy
As part of the deal

So he waited in line
Just putting in time
But he found his frustration
Was hard to conceal

He only knew he was alive
Because he had to survive
But he just couldn't make it
As a cog in the wheel

And it's a lonely, lonely time
Waiting for the clock to unwind

Everybody's marching
With no place to go
Just another square peg
In a round hole
Watchin the gears go round

Another Cog in the wheel (another cog in the wheel)
Another Cog in the wheel (another cog in the wheel)
Another Cog in the wheel (another cog in the wheel)

A new golden rule
Being taught in the schools
That morals were old
And God was for fools

We're all just a part
Of this machine without a heart
And Johnny believed it
Though the concept was cruel

Like a rat in a maze
He ran through his days
Never knowing the reason
He could only ask why

He had a number no name
He was kept the game
There had to be more to living
Than waiting to die


And it's a lonely, lonely time
Waiting for the clock to unwind

Made to be loved
He put God on the shelf
Now we're in chains
Deceiving ourselves
Here on this planet alone

Another Cog in the wheel (another cog in the wheel)
Another Cog in the wheel (another cog in the wheel)
Another Cog in the wheel (another cog in the wheel)
Another Cog in the wheel (another cog in the wheel)