Tired of Trying, Bored With Lying, Scared of Dying Songtext
von Manfred Mann

All you who try to order me and say what I′ll do
I know you want the world to be exactly like you

But why bother?
What's the incentive to try?
You know I′m tired of trying
Bored with lying
And scared of dying

You talk of mods and rockers and of street corner fights
And then you sit at desks inventing weapons all night

So why bother?
What's the incentive to try?
You know I'm tired of trying
Bored with lying
And scared of dying

The fascists horrify you, they′re a sin and a shame
Discrimination, immigration, what′s in a name?


And why bother?
Man, what's the incentive to try?
Well, you know I′m tired of trying
Bored with lying
And scared of dying

You cry about the teenagers for breaking your rules
It don't occur to you, you never built enough schools

And why bother?
Man, what′s the incentive to try?
Well, you know I'm tired of trying
Bored with lying
And scared of dying

What do you want me to do?
Am I expected to grow up into something like you?
Now, what the hell do you want me to do?

Why bother?
Man, what′s the incentive to try?
Well, you know I'm tired of trying
Bored with lying
And scared of dying


Why won't you tell me, why bother?
(You know I′m tired of trying)
Oh, why bother?
(You know I′m bored of lying)
Hey, tell me, why bother?
(You know I'm scared of dying)
Why do I have to keep on trying?
(You know I′m tired of trying)
Oh, don't you know that I′m tired?
(You know I'm bored of lying)
I′m so tired, I'm fed up, I'm scared
(You know I′m scared of dying)
I′m bored, I'm tired, tell me, tell me, why bother?