Babe in the Woods

For all that I have learned

For all I have discovered

For all my knowing glances

The counsel I've imparted

I'm still a babe in the woods

Refusing to see this place is a forest of fools

For all my awareness

For all my knowability

For all my good intentions

And my advanced philosophy

I'm still a babe in the woods

Refusing to see this place is a forest of fools

Cinderella took a chance

Snow White used her influence

Red Riding Hood knew what to wear

And Goldilocks, she dared to dare but in the end

They're all just babes in the woods

Living happy ever after in this forest of fools

Thought honestly was noble

Thought truth was my friend

Thought I'd fend off the Big Bad Wolf

Never thought I'd be misled

Oh, I'm just a babe in the woods

Refusing to see this forest of fools

Where is my voice?

(Swallowed by fear)

So much the better to hear you with my dear

Misrepresented and misunderstood

By wolves in sheep's clothing

So what is the moral of these tales so tall

Does anybody really care

Who's the fairest of them all

I remain a babe in the woods

Stumbling through

This place, this forest of fools