You can’t change a thing
You can’t change anything
They try to make you believe
It’s so overwhelming
And little old me could never do anything, well

You think you’re free, come on man
Wake up and smell reality
You think you’re free, then prove it
Yeah prove it to me

Eventually you’ll have to wake up
Eventually you’ll have to see
It all leads back to money
And keeping you in your place
But don’t take my word for it
Look at your life and tell me what you see
Even me, I’m just as apathetic
Sometimes I let them get their fingers in me

You think you’re free, come on man
Wake up and smell reality
You think you’re free, then prove it
Yeah prove it to me

Love is an infection
And only real love can’t be cured
Love is an infection
The kind of love that’s felt not heard
Love is an exception
In a regulated world

Maybe I’m wrong
Maybe this is just another, rebel song
But then again you never know (you never know)
Maybe they’ll hear it and actually do some good
Maybe I’ll listen to my own words for once
And do the things I should

‘Cause when they come to take me away
They might be disappointed, ‘cause I’m here to stay
No matter what they say
Like a poison idea, you can’t seal away
No matter how hard you try
Real knowledge, real freedom, real love
Will never die
Never die…

I’m not for sale
Not my heart and soul
If I try and fail
I might try some more
But if I’m lucky
I might find somebody (find somebody)
And we can spread the good word about being free
We can find a better way and truly be happy
You can’t please everybody
But you can try to please yourself
In process I’ve learned to care more
For someone else, because

Love is an infection
And only real love can’t be cured
Love is an infection
The kind of love that’s felt not heard
Love is an infection
I’ll care even when it hurts
(In a regulated world)