Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Procol Harum
Canonical path: /procol-harum/the-question
Related lyric paths: 6
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The Question
Read The Question lyrics by Procol Harum on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The Question
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Before you go pointing the finger
Maybe you should check yourself out
Your past is wide open to question
Your future is clouded in doubt
Before you go pointing the finger
Maybe you should stand back and think
Are you gonna be making a difference
Or are you gonna be making a stink
Before you go pointing the finger
Maybe you should stand back and ask
Are you really up to the challenge
Do you feel you're facing the task
Before you go pointing the finger
Maybe you should know what it means
Have you always been mister blameless
Have you always kept your hands clean
Before you go pointing the finger
Maybe you should see if it's wise
Would you pass a vigorous inspection
Can you not be cut down to size
Before you go pointing the finger
Maybe you should stand back and think
Are you gonna be making a difference
Or are you gonna be making a stink
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Procol Harum performs "The Question", and this lyric page sits inside the Procol Harum catalog on LyroVerse.
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