"can you hear him whistling a little tune It's about him trying to catch the moon He's waiting for his father He'll be coming home soon He's waiting for his mother This afternoon He can't hear what they say, he don't know what they want So he runs away, cause he fears the gun He waited in vain, it was something they'd done He don't know what it is, but he knows that he's alone Some put the trust in the east Some put the trust in the west Some put the trust in the bomb Some put the trust in their mom Some put the trust in the in a god Some put their money in the bank Some put the faith in the stars Some put the trust in the guitar Killing has no reason, killing has no soul Killing has no right, killing has no goal Now you might think it's easy to cross into his mind But he's life is real now, like a picture in his eyes Some put the trust in the east Some put the trust in the west Some put the trust in the bond Some put the trust in their moms Some put the trust in the in a god Some put their money in the bank Some put the faith in the stars Some put the trust in the guitar Can you hear him whistling a little tune It's about him trying to catch the moon He's waiting for his father He'll be coming home soon He's waiting for his mother This afternoon Some put the trust in the east Some put the trust in the west Some put the trust in the bond Some put the trust in their moms Some put the trust in politicians Some put their trust in the bodys Some put the gun to their head Some put the trust in the dead Some put the trust in the in a god Some put their money in the bank Some put the faith in the stars Some put the trust in the guitar Some put the trust in the east Some put the trust in the west Some put the trust in the bond Some put the trust in their moms Some put the trust in the in a god Some put their money in the bank Some put the faith in the stars Some put the trust in the guitar Can you hear him whistling a little tune It's about him trying to catch the moon"