This song depicts the confusion and depression Ozzy was suffering after he got kicked out of Black Sabbath. The line, "What's the future of mankind? How do I know, I got left behind" was speaking of how Ozzy felt he had no future.
This is the first track on the Blizzard of Oz album; it's not a well-known hit, but sounds distinctively Ozzy. This makes it a great album to slip on the stereo at parties and begin playing without comment, because someone will ask what the name of the song is. This is sure to set you up for an Abbott & Costello scenario. Be sure to string it out as long as you can: "Do you have the CD case there?" "Yeah" "Is the name of the song written on the sleeve?" "Of course." "So?"
Ozzy Osbourne came up with the title to this song, but Bob Daisley claims credit for writing the lyrics, all except the line "ya gotta believe in foolish miracles," which he says Ozzy contributed. Daisley was the primary lyricist on the first two Ozzy Osbourne solo albums, which were conceived as a band formed by Osbourne, Daisley and Randy Rhoads called the Blizzard of Ozz. The record company issued the albums as Ozzy solo efforts, and that's how they stood, even though composing the songs was clearly a band effort, with most of the tracks credited to every member.
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