See the flowers
See the pretty, pretty flowers
You could pick them here for hours
If you only had the time

See the children
See the little, little children
You could pay attention to them
If you only had the time

Waste your life away
And one day you'll find
You're missing things
Missing things all the time

Is it much too much to ask
Not to hide behind the mask?
Locking things out on your mind
Seems to me to be unkind
Unkind

See the laughter
Hear the merry, merry laughter
You can hear what they are after
If you only had the time

See the singing
Hear the lovely, lovely singing
You could hear ice cream bells ringing
If you only had the time

Waste your life away
And one day you'll find
You're missing things
Missing things all the time

Is it much too much to ask
Not to hide behind the mask?
Locking things out from your mind
Seems to me to be unkind
Unkind