[Verse 1]
I went searching for the truth
But in my innocence I found
All the con men and their acrobats
Who stomped me in the ground
If I count up their percentages
I know they're getting rich
But they haven't taken everything
Those paybacks are a bitch

[Pre-Chorus]
Though I've lost quite a lot
I am still in control
They can keep what they've got
But they can't have my soul

[Chorus]
And if I don't have this all worked out
Still I'm getting closer, getting closer
I still have far to go, no doubt
But I'm getting closer, getting closer

[Verse 2]
What was ripped off by professionals
Is not all that it seems
While I must live up to contracts
I did not give up my dreams
If I see it as experience
It hasn't gone to waste
Lately all the missing pieces
Have been falling into place
[Pre-Chorus]
And if I could go back
And start over somehow
I would not change that much
Knowing what I know now

[Chorus]
Though there have been sins I will regret
Still I'm getting closer, getting closer
I don't have all the answers yet
But I'm getting closer, getting close

[Bridge]
I'm getting closer, yeah, oh, oh, oh

[Instrumental Break]

Can't get no farther, no, no, no

[Verse 3]
I'm a mark for every shyster
From Topanga to Berlin
And I should have learned to kick them out
As soon as they crawled in
So to every bank in Switzerland
That stores my stolen youth
I'm alright because despite the laws
You cannot hide the truth
[Pre-Chorus]
And although you will say
I am still too naïve
But I have not lost faith
In the things I believe

[Chorus]
And if I don't have this all worked out
Still I'm getting closer, getting closer
Still have far to go, no doubt
But I'm getting closer, getting close

[Outro]
Woohoo, ooh, ooh
I'm getting closer, yeah, yeah
I can't get no farther, no, no, no

Searching for the truth
In my innocence I found
Stomp me in the ground
Getting closer, yeah, yeah, ooh-hoo