All the best laid plans of mice and men Sometimes work against you in the end Somewhere further around the bend To your stunned surprise You finally understand Every mouse and every man Has to look up in the sky where the eagle flies While I was searching for the promised land Hoping that my ship would come in as planned I was building castles in the sand To my stunned surprise Turns out the price I pay Seems to get bigger everyday And I still look in the sky when the eagle flies