I want to live life duty freenLet my instincts take the leadnI want to take what I can getnDon't want to choose don't want to begnI want down from this family treenI don't need no upward mobilitynnI want to unlearn what I've learnednWant to unearn what I've earnednWant to burn my bridges downnFind a place I can't be foundnThis is my manifesto destinynTear down this awkward mobilitynnBecause I'm tired of standing uprightnThe taller we become the more dollars we can grab from that highest branchnAnd then step on your back given the chancenBut not me I'm a bipedal backpedaler just as sure-footed as I cannnI'm no high society mannNo suit and tie, no Dapper DannI'm no happy family mannI'm no husband, ain't no dadnI'm a goddamn cavemannThis upward mobility is more than I can understandnnI won't stand, no, I won't stand for itnI won't stand, no, I won't stand for itnI won't stand, no, I won't stand for itnnI'd rather be all hands and kneesnYeah, I'd rather be swinging in the treesnWith the monkeys and the junkies and bums and sloths and jailbird canariesnYeah that's me I'm a bipedal backpedaler from sea to shining sea