ADRIAN BELEW - THE LONE RHINOCEROS lyrics

I'm a lone rhinoceros

there ain't one hell of a lots of us

left in this world

I stand alone in my concrete cell

where people stare and toss me Coke cans

I guess it's better than being poached

but I'd give my horn just to see my homeland

I'm a lone rhinoceros

there ain't one hell of a lots of us

left in this world

They say I am ugly,

call me a beast

I hear them snicker

when I'm half asleep

Is beauty such a big commodity

I always heard it was only so deep

I'm a lone rhinoceros

there ain't one hell of a lots of us

left in this world

I know the zoos protect my species

they give me food, collect my feces

but I can't help it, I miss the past

I'll never again see my good old mudbath