Back by popular demand, the lyric of the day

"Road to Joy" is the finale on Bright Eyes' brilliant 2005 release "I'm Wide Awake It's Morning."

Written loosely to the tune of "Ode to Joy," it's a wide-ranging song that manages to tie together seemingly unrelated topics -- the creative process, the struggles of daily living, citizenship, the over-abundance of the world's resources consumed in this country.

"So now I'm drinking, breathing, writing, singing. Everyday I'm on the clock. My mind races with all my longings. But can't keep up with what I got.

"So I hope I don't sound too ungrateful, what history gave modern man. A telephone to talk to strangers, a machine gun and a camera lens.

"So when you're asked to fight a war that's over nothing, it's best to join the side that's going to win. And no one's sure how all of this got started. But we're going to make them (expletive) certain how it's going to end. Oh yeah we will. Oh yeah we will."