Let me explain, though it might seem strange to you
 So please refrain thinkin' bad of me
 It gives me pain when I see what my brothers do
 But no one else ever can see

 I just want the [bad word] known, so I call mom on the phone
 But by the time she gets here, the whole thing disappears
 Whatever they build every day, it gets taken away
 No one sees it, of course, it's some mysterious force

 To my mother every story's preposterous
 Never believes no matter what I do
 But though I'm right and she's wrong, I must confess
 I'd prob'ly think I'm crazy, too

 I just want the [bad word] known, so I call mom on the phone
 But by the time she gets here, the whole thing disappears
 Whatever they build every day, it gets taken away
 By some mysterious force, no one sees it, of course

 Some mysterious force
 Some mysterious force
 Some mysterious force
 Some mysterious force.