So It Is

Went to the East and I saw the sights
I got a fistful of the modern age and they
Know how to use it boy and throw it out
They're burning oil by the midnight barrel

Went to the North in an Ice breaker
The name was fitting, 'cause it is all that we do
We'll go up in smoke and we'll run out of time
But I don't want to say goodbye to my igloo

Went to the South to talk it out
They wouldn't listen to a word I had to say
But since I'm here I might just start talking
And if you catch something then that's better than accusing each other

So it is, so it has been
So it was, so it always must be
So it is, so it has been
But will it always be

Went to the West with dreams in my eyes
My aspirations disappeared
The leathers worn through in my shoes
And my soul presses cold to the pavement

So it is, so it has been
So it was, so it always must be
So it is, so it has been

So it is, so it has been
So it was, so it always must be
So it is, so it has been
But will it always be