Wouldn't it be nice

Wouldn't it be nice,
Just to settle into a quiet life somewhere, somehow
--subscribe to New York Review of Books and New Republic
--join a gym
--buy large sizes of toothpaste, shampoo and shaving cream
--train for a race
--have a place to call home
It just seems like such another world to me now,
and perhaps that is how is how it should be
And perhaps it's a case of those on the outside wanting in,
and those on the inside wanting out