I Wanna Be a Sheep Ezra Furman & The Harpoons

I wanna be a sheep

I was a wolf for so long, howling up toward the moon
And devoured the defenseless sheep like balloons
That were tied to a railing and would anyway soon
Be deflated

I met you in between my carnivorous meals
And your hair was so soft and your body was real
And the layers of leaves blew away to reveal
A new pathway

Now I'm tryin' to hide my love away, be discrete
But you're a reason to change and end my violent streak
A reason to be normal, a reason to bleat like a sheep
I just wanna be a sheep

I just wanna be a sheep following right along with the crowds
A balloon with my head floating up through the clouds
And a little white string holding me to the ground
Could that be you?
It could be you
I just wanna be a sheep

Now the clock on the wall plays a sinister game
It treats every twelve hours exactly the same
And you cannot return and you can't get away
It keeps going