Everyone Is Everybody Else

For fifty-five days i've been flying around the world
Didn't anybody know, didn't anyone suppose
That my life up here was slowly drifting by
And all i've got to do is sit and cry
The earth is so clear and it's simply a reach away
I just had to laugh today but the news it seemed to say
That my life once full was surely running dry
I prayed a while but then i had to cry

Look in my eyes - i know
That man is surely just a man
It's no surprise - i know
The road is far too long
And life too short to carry on

For fifty-five days i've been flying around the world
Here in syncopated time, while my tangled web of rhyme
Dangles aimlessly, time drips slowly by
And all i've got to do is sit and cry

Look in my eyes - i know
That man is surely just a man
It's no surprise - i know
The road is far too long
And life too short to carry on

Please lay down your pistols and your rifles
Please lay down your colours and your creeds
Please lay down your thoughts of being no-one
Concentrate on what you ought to be
Then lay down your bullshit and your protests
Then lay down your governments of greed
Take a look at what lies all around you
Then pray god we can live in peace

Everyone's a loner 'till he needs a helping hand
Everyone is everybody else
Everyone's a no-one 'till he wants to make a stand
God alone knows how we will survive

So please lay down your pistols and your rifles
Please lay down your colours and your creeds
Please lay down your thoughts of being no-one
Concentrate on what you ought to be

Everyone's a loner 'till he needs a helping hand
Everyone is everybody else
Everyone's a no-one 'till he wants to make a stand
God alone knows how we will survive

Forgive me, child, i am sorry
I can't see your face
Forgive me, child, i am sorry
I can't hear your name

Take me, take you, lost in other worlds
Take me, take you, crazy boy, lonely girl
Far away, far away, what d'you say?
Far away, so far away
Hey jude

I was, you were, time was when i could
I knew you knew me
So light your light shining and star bright
Through you, through me, too


Take me, take you, lost in other worlds
Take me, take you, crazy boy, lonely girl
Far away, far away, what d'you say?
Far away, so far away
Hey jude

It's easy to see a poor boy's blues
When he's working every day
It's harder to be there in his shoes
He was born to be that way
If i tell you tomorrow i'm leaving
Would you understand the reason why?
A poor boy works hard for his living
But a rich man he plays to pass the time

So goodbye, pleased to know you
We had some laughs along the way
But i have to be leaving
And there's nothing you can do to make me stay

If i tell you tomorrow i'm leaving
Would you understand the reason why?
A poor boy works hard for his living
But a rich man he plays to pass the time

So goodbye, pleased to know you
We had some laughs along the way
But i have to be leaving
And there's nothing you can do to make me stay

Heard a song the other day
About a major out in space
And though the song was kind of grey
It took me far away
Heard the news the other day
About a sailor oh so gay
And though his policies were grey
They took me far away
'cause i couldn't stand the thought
Of being taken in again

Have you seen my life, mr. groan?
Do you know what it's like to be outside?
All you have to do is smile to cause a landslide
And you do, and you do, mr. groan

Heard a song just yesterday
About a man who sold the world away
And though the song was still quite grey
It took me far away
'cause i couldn't stand the thought
Of being taken in again

Have you seen my life, mr. groan?
Do you know what it's like to be outside?
All you have to do is smile to cause a landslide
And you do, and you do, mr. groan