long ago and far away in a different age 
when i was a dumb young guy 
fossilized photos of my life then 
illustrate what an easy prey i must have been 
standing in the sun, idiot savant 
something like a monument 
i'm a dinosaur, somebody is digging my bones 

ignorance has alway been something i excel in 
followed by naivete and pride 
doesn't take a scientist to see how 
any clever predator could have a piece of me 
standing in the sun, idiot savant 
something like a monument 
i'm a dinosaur, somebody is digging my bones 

when i look back on the past 
it's a wonder i'm not yet extinct 
all the mistakes and bad judgements i made 
nearly pushed me to the brink 
it doesn't pay to be too nice 
it's the one thing i have learned 
still, i made my fossil bed 
now i toss and turn 

i'm a dinosaur, somebody is digging my bones