world start turning

Singer:rick springfield

i was born in the southern land

yeah

a million miles from america

and whatever we wanted was just a matter of choosing

and i was raised in the great white way

just like all those kids in america

and the t.v. taught us to win with no thought of losing

this is the real world

the real town without pity

this is the real world

in the shadow of the city

this is the real wheel

you don't get too many spins

this is the real deal

not everybody wins

just another soul lost in america

i was so frustrated and i got so lonely

it almost took a miracle to open my eyes

world start turning

world start turning

i've been standing on the beach

crying to the raging sea

i was falling

falling

heart start beating

heart start beating

made a promise to myself

i'll never get that low again

we were taught if man believes in

what he wants in america

it's only a matter of time

just a matter of seasons

but i walk through the houses of dreams that died

i see the ones still trapped there the ones that tried

but spent the rest of their lives wondering why

and searching for reasons

this is the real world

you've got to know just when to bend

here in the world

precious little matters in the end

this is the real world

the real town without pity

this is the real world

in the shadow of the city

just another soul lost in america

i was so frustrated and i got so lonely

it almost took a miracle to open up my eyes

world start turning

world start turning

i've been standing on the beach

crying to the raging sea

i was falling

falling

heart start beating

heart start beating

made a promise to myself

i'll never get that low again

you can't stop the world

cant' stop the world

never could settle for where i was

too many places i was trying to be

the times i succeeded and the times i failed

you know that no one will remember but me

world start turning

world start turning

i've been standing on the beach

crying to the raging sea

i was falling

falling

heart start beating

heart start beating

made a promise to myself

i'll never get that low again.