Album : Moving Pictures Deluxe Edition

Year : 1981

Lyrics : Pye Dubois and Neil Peart

A modern day warrior

Mean mean stride

Today's Tom Sawyer

Mean mean pride

Though his mind is not for rent

Don't put him down as arrogant

His reserve, a quiet defence

Riding out the day's events -

The river

What you say about his company

Is what you say about society

- Catch the mist - Catch the myth

- Catch the mystery - Catch the drift

The world is the world is

Love and life are deep

Maybe as his skies are wide

Today's Tom Sawyer

He gets high on you

And the space he invades

He gets by on you

No, his mind is not for rent

To any god or government

Always hopeful, yet discontent

He knows changes aren't permanent -

But change is

And what you say about his company

Is what you say about society

- Catch the witless - Catch the wit

- Catch the spirit - Catch the spit

The world is the world is

Love and life are deep

Maybe as his eyes are wide

Exit the warrior

Today's Tom Sawyer

He gets high on you

The energy you trade

He gets right on to

The friction of the day