Once Again

Vanessa simmons, funny kind of name
Young and yet wise, only a child
Wake up in the morning, frown across your face
I know your name, but not your place
Wish i could show you how to live your life
But i'm not sure which one of us is right
God only knows the tears i've cried
Vanessa simmons, funny kind of name
Have you got life wrong, is it just a game?
Wake up in the morning, find a friend at night
Friends are hard to find, especially at night
Wish i could show you how to live your life
But i'm not sure which one of us is right
God only knows, and he's the one that shows, the tears i've cried

And if i asked you for the sun, would you not say
"light's not the only way to be"?
And if i asked you for your love, would you not say
"love is not what you want from me"?
And would i not be right
To sit alone and wonder every night?

Vanessa simmons, funny kind of name
Young and yet wise, only a child
Wish i could show you how to live your life
But i'm not sure which one of us is right
God only knows, and he's the one that shows, the tears i've cried

If i had my way i would not be here
Not for one day, my leaving is clear
I've had my share of heartache and pain
For happiness i'm searching in vain
I've got to get rid of my ball and chain

For all of my life, the times they've been bad
And hard luck and strife, they're all i've ever had

I've had my share of heartache and pain
For happiness i'm searching in vain
I've got to get rid of my ball and chain

I've just got to be free
God in heaven, help me

If i had my way i would not, would not be here
No, not for one day, my leaving, my leaving is clear

I've had my share of heartache and pain
For happiness i'm searching in vain
I've got to get rid of my ball and chain
Help me!
I've had my share of heartache and pain
For happiness i'm searching in vain
I've got to get rid of my ball and chain!

Rain, sea, surf, sand, clouds and sky
Hush now baby, don't you cry
There's a mocking bird
Singing songs in the trees
There's a mocking bird
Singing songs
Just for you and me
Rain, sea, surf, sand, clouds and sky
Time will see your tears run dry
There's a mocking bird
Singing songs in the trees
There's a mocking bird
Singing songs
Just for you and me

Rain, sea, surf, sand, clouds and sun
Bless the tears of love now gone
There's a mocking bird
Singing songs in the trees
There's a mocking bird
Singing songs
Singing just for me...

Looking like something from out of space we came
Nothing much to look at, but did he complain?
He didn't mind us being here to live in peace and grace
What we're doing to him now could put us back in space
We're thinking like some creatures off the ocean floor
Losing sight of what we've really come here for
Can i be heard above the sounds of prejudice and hate?
Take time to look around before it gets too late
It's a happy old world
Give and take a bit
That's what you make of it
A happy old world
But i'm sorry to be leaving it
It's a happy old world
Give and take a bit
That's what you make of it
A happy old world
But i guess i still, i still believe in it
It's a happy old world

We're tearing up the rivers and a thousand streams
And highways, they're in places where they've never been
We're building towers in the sky and racing for the sun
Oh lord, any eye can see what harm we've done
I need some help to get myself out of this maze
We can both just say goodbye and go our separate ways
My mind's not on this song i sing, my heart's not in the lines
Guess i'll go and kill myself, so would you kindly close the blinds

Oh a happy old world
Give and take a bit
That's what you make of it
A happy old world
But i'm sorry to be leaving it
It's a happy old world
Give and take a bit
That's what you make of it
A happy old world
But i guess, guess i still believe in it
It's a happy old world