Every picture tells a story Follow while you can There's a cardboard box for everything But this one holds a man I don't believe the TV screen I can't think this is real And I really cannot help the way I feel And we'll build a house And a place For the kids to grow in We'll build a house Ask me when Well I'm damned if I know Lots of well-off older people Not so many young Shall we help them climb the ladder Let's remove the bottom rung This happy generation makes a tear spring to the eye Is it really any wonder they're so high And we'll build a house And a place For the kids to grow in We'll build a house Ask me when Well I'm damned if I know And we'll build a house And a place For the kids to grow in We'll build a house Ask me when Well I'm damned if I know