Portrait - Kansas

He had a thousand ideas

You might have heard his name

He lived alone with his vision

Not looking for fortune or fame

Never said too much to speak of He was off on another plane

The words that he said were a mystery

Nobody’s sure he was sane

But he knew, he knew more than me or you

No one could see his view

Oh, where was he going to He was in search of an answer

The nature of what we are

He was trying to do it a new way

He was bright as a star

But nobody understood him

«His numbers are not the way»

He’s lost in the deepest enigma

Which no one’s unravelled today

[sung and written lyrics are different here;

Steve sings «which no one

Could ravel today"which has the same meaning (ravel and unravel are

Synonyms).]

But he knew, he knew more than me or you

No one could see his view

Oh, where was he going to And he tried

But before he could tell us he died

When he left us the people cried

Oh, where was he going to?

He had a different idea

A glimpse of the master plan

He could see into the future

A true visionary man

But there’s something he never told us It died when he went away

If only he could have been with us No telling what he might say

But he knew, he knew more than me or you

No one could see his view

Oh, where was he going to But he knew

You could tell by the picture he drew

It was totally something new

Oh, where was he going to