I was dreaming that I was caught up in the middle of a parade
but I wasn`t paying attention to the statement being made
and when I looked up at a banner and saw just what it said
then I wished that I was somewhere else instead
Because the message on the banner was for white supremacy
and no matter how hard I tried it didn`t make any sense to me
so I studied the people around me trying to think of what to say
but the only thing I could think of was to laugh and walk away
I was dreaming that I was talking to a man about his faith
and I was far away from home in some kind of exotical place
The situation was such that when I looked at my surrounding
I got nervous and my heart just started pounding
I realized that I was the only man that was Caucasian
All the people around me looked like oriental Asian
I was a legal alien in a difficult situation
but I could relate to the state I was in when I thought about
discrimination
Was I in the wrong place at the wrong time
or was I in the wrong state of mind
Wrong place, wrong time or wrong state of mind
Wrong place, wrong time or wrong state of mind
Was I in the wrong place at the wrong time
Wrong place, wrong time or wrong state of mind
Wrong place, wrong time or wrong state of mind
I was dreaming that I was at home and when I took a look around
it was as if the entire population had suddenly gone underground
I was standing all by myself and there was no one to be found
the only thing worse than a terrible noise is not even hearing a sound
There wasn`t a trace of a human face as far as my eyes could see
I started to feel kind of lonely and I wanted some company
I had to make do with myself and the thought didn`t appeal to me
`cos the only thing worse than to many people is feeling completely
lonely
Was I in the wrong place at the wrong time
or was I in the wrong state of mind
Chorus
Anybody could be related with a monkey in a tree
or an ancient tribe from Africa but that doesn`t bother me
I`ve probably got lots of relatives that are Jews and nobody knows
Maybe that`s the reason for the size of my big and beautiful nose
My family tree is a mystery that comes from all over the place
so tell me the logical definition of a perfect race
Some people are dressed in a darker tan and some have a lighter shade
and I can assure you nobody`s sure exactly where they were made
Was I in the wrong place at the wrong time
or was I in the wrong state of mind
Chorus
