How was I supposed to know

That my stone was gonna roll away

Down in the valley

How was I supposed to see

All the fishes in the sea

Swimmed on without me

I was just a little stone

At the bottom of the sea

The waves are crashing over me

How am I supposed to keep all of my sheep

When the hill's so steep

How was I supposed to know

That my soul was gonna roll way down in the valley

To the ocean

Floatin' along with the strangest notion, ah-ah

Take off my old clothes

And never put 'em back on

Fear is the mind

Is the mind killer

Leaves you with nowhеre to run to

Plants the seed of hate within you

Fеar, fear

How was I supposed to know

I was gonna fall in love with 'ole Takanaka

Mowin' my lawn on a Sunday

Praying for the daisy's forgiveness

And the rain to come on to the ocean

How's the surf down there in Japan, good man?

Is it open?

I wanna be specifically Pacific

But I'm Arkansan

You know I must

I gotta trust

This lust

For the ocean

Pick it

Fear is the mind

Is the mind killer

Leaves you with nowhere to run to

Plants the seed of hate within you

Fear, fear

How was I supposed to know

That my soul was gonna grow into a big soul flower

The only thing I'd ever need was a big hot sun

And the occasional shower

How was I supposed to know

That my stone was gonna roll away

Down in the valley

How was I supposed to see

All the fishes in the sea

Swimmed on without me

To the ocean

Floatin' along with the strangest notion

Fear is the mind

Is the mind killer

Killer, killer

The real deal-a

Fear

Fear is the mind

Is the mind killer

Leaves you with nowhere to run to

Plants the seed of hate within you

Fear, fear