human race

i need a hat to hide under

i need some shoes to fill

i need a coat to curl up in so i can dream again

and a broken watch so that i can just stand still

cause this whole world is going crazy

i just can't find my place

i got no scheme to come up with

no time to keep up with this rat race

i just wanna make this world a better place

for everyone

don't wanna run in the human race

it doesn't take a lot to get me high

these days seems my troubles just pass me by

its like i'm walking up on a cloud

always thinking out loud

its like i'm speaking and a song is coming out

so i bend right down just to tie my shoes

down on the pavement its so hard to keep from gettin' the blues

but i keep on troddin' on

singing a triumphant song

giving love cause i got nothing to lose

days pass by

people come

and people fly

in and out the door

i'm learning more with each experience

my heart grows and my blood flows

i'm feeling lighter and lighter

like a feather

i'm burning brighter like the sun

and i think i like what i have become

so i

i'm gonna just sit back relax

and let the river flow take me where its gonna go

and i

i'm gonna be just like a leaf

and let the gentle breeze

take me wherever it pleases

it takes quite a lot to keep me low

when all around me life surrounds me like a magic show

i can't imagine being bored when there's so much left to know

i'll never stop learning cause there's always room to grow

so i been walking round these city streets

so much derision and division

everyone playing for keeps

every time somebody screws up an angry car horn beeps

round every corner a crooked policeman creeps

but did you know there's a better place where we can go

a beautiful land full of helping hands

you can make a mistake and no one gives a damn

and no one makes your plans

or feeds you fantasy

or tells you what to be

i call this new land reality

so i

i'm gonna just sit back relax

and let the river flow take me where its gonna go

and i

i'm gonna be just like a leaf

and let the gentle breeze

take me wherever it pleases

cause i'm not looking for no trouble

i just wanna double my fun

spend all my days in the sun

and i know nothing lasts forever

so any kind of weather is fine

and we'll have a good time

and if the words don't rhyme it doesn't matter

cause no ones keeping score

and on that you can be sure

that if the words we choose never quite fit us right

we'll make a language we like

and it'll sound something like. and i know i like what i have become

and i'm gonna shine this light i've found on everyone

come my brothers

come my sisters

come on outside

let's go have some fun

so i

i'm gonna just sit back relax

and let the river flow take me where its gonna go

and i

i'm gonna be just like a leaf

and let the gentle breeze

take me wherever it pleases

i need a hat to hide under

i need some shoes to fill

i need a coat to curl up in so i can dream again

and a broken watch so that i can just stand still

cause this whole world is going crazy

i just can't find my place

i got no scheme to come up with

no time to keep up with this rat race

i just wanna make this world a better place

for everyone

don't wanna run in the human race