(music by King Crimson, words by Adrian Belew)
long ago and far away in a different age
when i was a dumb young guy

fossilized photos of my life then
illustrate what an easy prey i must have been
standing in the sun, idiot savant

something like a monument
i'm a dinosaur, somebody is digging my bones


ignorance has alway been something i excel in
followed by naivete and pride
doesn't take a scientist to see how

any clever predator could have a piece of me
standing in the sun, idiot savant
something like a monument

i'm a dinosaur, somebody is digging my bones

when i look back on the past

it's a wonder i'm not yet extinct
all the mistakes and bad judgements i made
nearly pushed me to the brink

it doesn't pay to be too nice
it's the one thing i have learned
still, i made my fossil bed

now i toss and turn

i'm a dinosaur, somebody is digging my bones