Let me tell you the story
Of the Chinese Jefferson
When he was young he would worry
That the people’s will would be done
Never a thought for himself
The people rule, nobody else
When everything is said and done
The people will say we did this one
And that’s just part of the story
Of the Chinese Jefferson
He wrote it all on a paper
Out in the desert all by himself
Never thinking his labor
Would be seen by someone else
Through all of our hopes and all of our fears
He’s carried us 2500 years
And in his words he let me see
What it would feel like to be me
And find out just for a moment
What it would feel like to be free
They’ll drive you nuts
Those ten thousand things
So don’t worry so much
What tomorrow brings
Just sing the song of birth and death
The melody’s in every breath
So have a big one and on your way
Live every moment of every day
Swim the river of time until you’re done
Not holding on to what’s lost or won
And you’ll be living the story
Of the Chinese Jefferson
Nothing matters
It really does.
