once upon a time there was a working class hero
who wanted to give power to the people so
he asked us to imagine a world of peace
do you want to know a secret from me to you?
all you need is love so love me do
and whether the music was acoustic or rock and roll
he walked the long and winding road until he wore out his rubber sole
he broke walls and bridges down
'caused us all to twist and shout
he was the one to tell us what goes on
le-le-le-le-le-le-le-lennon
le-le-le-le-le-le-le-lennon
he was a paperback writer
his best known publication was a spaniard in the works
he would write and write and write
cause you should do whatever gets you through the night
every man has a woman who loves him more than any other
who'd compare to john lennon's mother?
their love was just like starting over
he was happier then anybody'd ever seen
but the boys of abbey road
he went to live in new york city
but he lived on borrowed time
living life with the lines
he was shot by a jealous guy
life's little more then: hello
what a souvenir from their visit to america
now he's going to strawberry fields forever
cause this beautiful boy's now as free as a bird