Possession

Citizen Fish

How much do you want? How much do you need? 
How wide is the gap between possession and greed? 
Anyone in particular thinks in terms of how much more he needs to earn 
To afford the dubious luxury of being able to boast that he could do it free 
But it all takes a very long time indeed to reach the achievements set 
By the time he possesses all the things 
That he wants he'll have forgotten what he set out to get 
How much is enough? Do you need a bit more? 
How wide is the gap between now and before? 
There's not much difference in the way he lives 
And the empty satisfaction that possession gives 
Storing it all for a sense of success 
When he's got time to look back if there is any time left 
Cos it all takes a very long time indeed to amass all the needs to be met 
Unless you consider that all that you really need 
Is something to eat 
Is something to breathe 
Something to there when you leane 
Is something to drink 
Is something to say 
Something that says "I went this way"