The song is about letting go, hanging loose, and not worrying so much. It is about existential enlightenment, and timeless wisdom.
Over the mountains and below the valleys
I take it one step at a time
and when I reach my destination
I find out all along
in my head is where I belong
A wise man once told me,
"You'll never know what it's all about" (oh no)
From California to China and Japan
I think I get the gist of the "far and wide"
And it has been my observation
That everywhere you go people are surely hypnotized
A wise man once told me,
"You'll never know what it's all about
and when you think you've got the answers
the answers are no where to be found"
You can't deal with it all
But, a wise man once told me
You can scoff in disbelief
But, a wise man once told me
Wise man, tell me
what have I got myself into
This drink I pour for you
You can't deal with it all
but, a wise man once told me
and you can scoff in disbelief
but, a wise man once told me
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