Phil Ochs — Half a Century High Live

[Verse 1] In the tube where I was born I could have sworn There was so much to see There was so little to be But I was free World at my command Through the dots I ran Looking for a man That looked like me [Chorus] And now it can be told I'm a quarter of a century old But I'm a half a century wise [Verse 2] In the tube where I was raised I was amazed On the pictures I would lean That went flashing on the screen Oh, I was dazed But then my eyes were made Hypnotized insane Buried in my brain In a blinding blaze [Chorus] And now it can bе told I'm a quarter of a century old But I'm a half a century wisе [Verse 3] In the tube where I was grown I was alone Laying on the floor I locked the closet door The sound was low Ballgames on the street Disappeared behind my feet Out of breath my heart would beat To see another show [Chorus] And now it can be told I'm a quarter of a century old But I'm a half a century wise [Verse 4] In the tube where I was made I was afraid Spinning through the space Another scene, another face Another shade Mirror of my mind On electric wheels of wine Living in the lines That were displayed [Chorus] And now it can be told I'm a quarter of a century old But I'm a half a century wise [Verse 5] In the tube where I was fed I lost my head I'd watch the lives they led Watch them to the end And then again An open kind of laugh I gave all the mind I had And whenever I was sad I had my friends [Chorus] Yes, and now it can be told I'm a quarter of a century old But I'm a half a century wise [Verse 6] In the tube where I was killed I was fulfilled Such an easy way to win Talking to my twin No sign of sin The sacrifice was small Fascination was the fall I was extended by the wall That held me in [Chorus] Oh, and now it can be told I'm a quarter of a century old But I'm a half a century wise [Verse 7] In the tube where I was born I could have sworn There was so much to see There was so little to be But I was free World at my command Through the dots I ran Looking for a man That looked like me [Chorus] And now it can be told I'm a quarter of a century old But I'm a half a century wise