Well, people keep a -talkin'
and a -rockin' the boat,
makin' trouble for you and me.
Their favorite pastime
is diggin' up the pastimes
from little things that used to be.
Before I met you, I met you,
we made time to the past,
we never returned.
So they can take a long walk off a tall rock
As far as we're concerned
Let them keep on flapping
about things that used to happen
We'll take it with a little grind of salt
Cause I know you know
things that happened long ago
Came to a screeching halt
They're little people
with minds to match
And I'll bet they never will learn
So they can take a long walk off a tall rock
As far as we're concerned
Well, they'll never know
how it feels to get better
If they've never made a mistake
They're so afraid that
we're gonna be happy
They can't bear to give us a break
They're very little people
with minds to match
And I'll bet they never will learn
So they can take a long walk off a tall rock
As far as we're concerned
Well, let them keep a -flappin'
about things that used to happen
We'll take it with a little grain of salt
Cause I know you know
things that happened long ago
Came to a screeching halt
Yes, they're little people
with minds to match,
and I bet they never will learn
So they can take a long walk off a tall rock,
as far as we're concerned
A long walk off a tall rock,
as far as we're concerned