We've got to face the face You must have heard the cautionary tales The dangers hidden on the cul-de-sac trails From wiser men who have been through it all And the ghosts of failures spray-canned up on the wall We've got to judge the judge Got to find the finds We've got to scheme the schemes Have to line the lines We must stake the stakes And show the shown We must take the takes And know the known Try to place the place Where we can face the face Face the face-got to Face the face You must have tried and the defied belief Maybe found futility in insular grief I need your hunger just as you need mine A million appetites can swallow up time We've got to fool the fools And plan the plans We must rule the rules Got to stand the stands We must fight the fight And fall the falls We must light the light And call the calls We must race the race So we can face the face New York! Chicago! London and Glasgow! Keep looking! Keep on cooking Keep on looking Gotta stay on this case Study the pix Watch the fix We've got to find the face Try to place the place where we can face the face
We've got to face the face You must have heard the cautionary tales The dangers hidden on the cul-de-sac trails From wiser men who have been through it all And the ghosts of failures spray-canned up on the wall We've got to judge the judge Got to find the finds We've got to scheme the schemes Have to line the lines We must stake the stakes And show the shown We must take the takes And know the known Try to place the place Where we can face the face Face the face-got to Face the face You must have tried and the defied belief Maybe found futility in insular grief I need your hunger just as you need mine A million appetites can swallow up time We've got to fool the fools And plan the plans We must rule the rules Got to stand the stands We must fight the fight And fall the falls We must light the light And call the calls We must race the race So we can face the face New York! Chicago! London and Glasgow! Keep looking! Keep on cooking Keep on looking Gotta stay on this case Study the pix Watch the fix We've got to find the face Try to place the place where we can face the face
