Mirror On The Wall Lyrics - Bruce Hornsby

I'd like to try throwing the I Ching 

I'd like to try someone analyzing my writing 

I'd like to see what's written on the crystal stones 

And see what happens if I put on my turban 

And start throwing bones, hey 

Maybe I'll be a gopher 

And getting bagels for the U.N. 

Maybe I'll cruise bars 

In futile search of perfect 10's 

And maybe I'll be the legendary 

Scandal-ridden pol 

Keeping up my solid citizen front 

When I'm really just bought and sold 

Mirror, mirror on the wall 

Palm readings and crystal balls 

It's obvious for all to see 

How uncertain it will be 

And handwriting and dice rolls 

I Ching and crystal stones 

And tea leaves and astrology 

Get someone to interpret your dreams 

Still I don't know where we'll be 

Will you take this ride with me? 

Maybe I'll be a doctor 

Ophthalmologist, checking out eyes 

Maybe I'll get a job 

Making little skinny curly fries 

I might feel important 

As a security guard 

And I'd love to lean on you 

When times get too hard, hey 

Maybe I'll be the overweight 

Ex-jock chasing skirts 

Telling my old stories, you know 

The older you get the better you were 

You could be my right hand 

Tell me when I'm a joke 

And maybe there'll be some times 

When we feel like we're not just blowing smoke 

Mirror, mirror on the wall 

Palm readings and crystal balls 

It's obvious for all to see 

How uncertain it will be 

Handwriting and dice rolls 

I Ching and crystal stones 

And tea leaves and astrology 

Get someone to interpret your dreams 

Still I don't know where we'll be 

Will you take this ride with me, with me? 

Maybe I'll invent the nuclear 

Magnetic resonance stomp 

Or create a synthetic hue for you 

Or maybe chemical breakthroughs 

Take a map of genome 

And give directions to a friend 

And develop a crumb-crisp coating 

For a new cake and ice cream blend, hey 

Mirror, mirror on the wall 

Palm readings and crystal balls 

It's obvious for all to see 

How uncertain it will be 

Fortune tellers and mirrored walls 

Tarot cards and ouija boards 

And tea leaves and astrology 

Why don't you come and lay with me? 

Still I wonder where we'll be 

Will you take this ride 

Will you take this ride with me, with me?