Play It Safe (Sydney Opera House 50th Anniversary)

You've gotta keep it simple Life is like a song There are tunes that folk are used to So if you want 'em to sing along Just keep it simple You oughta play it safe Life is just a game People like the rules as written So just give 'em more of the same No one likes a smart-arse (No one likes a smart-arse) No one likes it complicated (You've gotta keep it simple) If you want to go the distance Find the path of least resistance And just take it You don't want to stick your neck out (You don't want to stick your neck out) They'll take your head off if you do (They're gonna rip your head off) Just sit up the back and judge others (Hey, sit down!) It'll keep 'em from judging you If you're too hard to stomach you'll never amount to nothing Ain't that something? No one cares what you have to say Just shut up and play the role you're cast in (You've got to play the role you're cast in) You see, all the world's a stage So just say the lines you're given Exactly as they're written And for God's sake Act your age No one likes a show-off (No one likes a show-off) No one likes a clown Just make sure you don't stand out in the crowd That way they can't cut you down You gotta build your walls around you (Build your walls around you) You build them straight and make 'em square (Build them straight and square) That way you'll blend in with the background That way no one will point and stare (No one will point and stare) You gotta stick to your convictions (Stick to your convictions!) You gotta nail down your views (Nail 'em down) You wanna steer clear of the discomfort you feel When you walk in another person's shoes (You don't need that!) You gotta work out who your team is Then wear the badge with pride Find a box that makes ya comfortable And then stay the heck inside On the first day the Lord gave you television (Lord gave you television) On the next he delivered a couch (He delivers) Tell me how do you explain all this content If the universe wanted you out and about Toe the line Don your suit Hide your truth Wipe your tears Don't cause trouble Find your bubble Stick to black-and-white ideas Play it safe Know your place Know your lines Know your limits Find a doctrine Get it locked in Build a box and stay in it Toe the line Don your suit Hide your truth Wipe your tears Don't cause trouble Find your bubble Stick to black-and-white ideas Play it safe Keep it beige Keep it simple and sameish Leave the weird ideas to the Danish (To the weird old Danish) You gotta play it safe Your mind is like a house If you keep it locked up tight You just might keep the world out