unknown

Standing on the corner
Just me and yoko ono
We was waiting for jerry to land
Up come a man with a guitar in his hand
Singing, "have a marijuana if you can"
His name was david peel
And we found that he was real
He sang, "the pope smokes dope every day"
Up come a policeman shoved us up the street
Singing, "power to the people today!"

New york city...new york city...new york city
Que pasa, new york?
Que pasa, new york?

Well down to max's kansas city
Got down the nitty gritty
With the elephants memory band
Laid something down
As the news spread around
About the plastic ono elephants memory band!
And we played some funky boogie
And laid some tutti frutti
Singing, "long tall sally's a man."
Up come a preacherman trying to be a teacher
Singing, "god's a red herring in drag!"

New york city...new york city...new york city
Que pasa, new york?
Que pasa, new york?

New york city...new york city...new york city
Que pasa, new york?
Que pasa, new york?

Well we did the staten island ferry
Making movies for the telly
Played the fillmore and apollo for freedom
Tried to shake our image
Just a cycling through the village
But found that we had left it back in london
Well nobody came to bug us
Hustle us or shove us
So we decided to make it our home
If the man wants to shove us out
We gonna jump and shout
The statue of liberty said, "come!"

New york city...new york city...new york city
Que pasa, new york?
Que pasa, new york?

New york city...back in new york city...new york city
Que pasa, new york?
Que pasa, new york?

Don't be scared
Don't be scared
Don't be scared to love
Better to love than never love at all
Don't be scared

Don't be shy
Don't be shy
Don't be shy to tell
You may lose the chance to tell
Don't be shy

When your hearts are lit
Drop your survival kit
Then you never have to
Run or split

Sun in the east
Moon in the west
This boat's moving slow
There's no land in sight at all
Away we go

Don't be scared
Don't be scared
Don't be scared to love
It's better to love than never love at all
Don't be scared

Close your eyes
Have no fear
The monster's gone
He's on the run and your daddy's here

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
Beautiful boy
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
Beautiful boy

Before you go to sleep
Say a little prayer
Every day in every way
It's getting better and better

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
Beautiful boy
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
Beautiful boy

Out on the ocean sailing away
I can hardly wait
To see you come of age
But i guess we'll both just have to be patient
'cause it's a long way to go
A hard row to hoe
Yes it's a long way to go
But in the meantime

Before you cross the street
Take my hand
Life is what happens to you
While you're busy making other plans

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
Beautiful boy
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
Beautiful boy

Before you go to sleep
Say a little prayer
Every day in every way
It's getting better and better

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
Beautiful boy
Darling, darling, darling
Darling sean

If you had the luck of the irish
You'd be sorry and wish you were dead
You should have the luck of the irish
And you'd wish you was english instead!

A thousand years of torture and hunger
Drove the people away from their land
A land full of beauty and wonder
Was raped by the british brigands! goddamn! goddamn!


If you could keep voices like flowers
There'd be shamrock all over the world
If you could drink dreams like irish streams
Then the world would be high as the mountain of morn


In the 'pool they told us the story
How the english divided the land
Of the pain, the death and the glory
And the poets of auld eireland


If we could make chains with the morning dew
The world would be like galway bay
Let's walk over rainbows like leprechauns
The world would be one big blarney stone


Why the hell are the english there anyway?
As they kill with god on their side
Blame it all on the kids the ira
As the bastards commit genocide! aye! aye! genocide!


If you had the luck of the irish
You'd be sorry and wish you was dead
You should have the luck of the irish
And you'd wish you was english instead!
Yes you'd wish you was english instead!

Everybody's talking and no one says a word
Everybody's making love and no one really cares
There's nazis in the bathroom just below the stairs
Always something happening and nothing going on
There's always something cooking and nothing in the pot
They're starving back in china so finish what you got

Nobody told me there'd be days like these
Nobody told me there'd be days like these
Nobody told me there'd be days like these
Strange days indeed -- strange days indeed

Everybody's runnin' and no one makes a move
Everyone's a winner and nothing left to lose
There's a little yellow idol to the north of katmandu
Everybody's flying and no one leaves the ground
Everybody's crying and no one makes a sound
There's a place for us in the movies you just gotta lay around

Nobody told me there'd be days like these
Nobody told me there'd be days like these
Nobody told me there'd be days like these
Strange days indeed -- most peculiar, mama

Everybody's smoking and no one's getting high
Everybody's flying and never touch the sky
There's a ufo over new york and i ain't too surprised

Nobody told me there'd be days like these
Nobody told me there'd be days like these
Nobody told me there'd be days like these
Strange days indeed -- most peculiar, mama

Got to get down, down on my knees
Got to get down, down on my knees
Going down on love
Going down on love
Going down, going down, going down

When the real thing goes wrong
And you can't get it on
And your love she has gone
And you got to carry on
And you shoot out the light
Ain't coming home for the night
You know you got to, got to, got to pay the price

Somebody please, please help me
You know i'm drowning in the sea of hatred

Got to get down, down on my knees
Got to get down, down on my knees
Going down on love
Going down on love
Going down, going down, going down

Something precious and rare
Disappears in thin air
And it seems so unfair
Nothing doin' nowhere
Well you burn all your boats
And you sow your wild oats
Well you know, you know, you know the price is right!

Got to get down, down on my knees
Got to get down, down on my knees
Got to get down, down on my knees
Got to get down, down on my knees

Ain't no people on the old dirt road
No more weather on the old dirt road
It's better than a mudslide mamma when the dry spell come, yeah
Oh oh oh old dirt road

Ain't no difference on the old dirt road
Tarred and feathered on the old dirt road
Trying to shovel smoke with a pitchfork in the wind, yeah yeah yeah

Breezing thru the deadwood on a hot summer day
I saw a human being lazybonin' out in the hay
I said uh, hey mr. human can ya rainmaker too?
He said i guess it's o.k. ya know the only thing we need is water
Cool, clear water, water

Ain't no people on the old dirt road
No more weather on the old dirt road
Better than a mudslide mamma when the morning comes, yeah
Oh oh oh oh old dirt road

Keep on keeping on
Keep on keeping on
So long, so long
Bye bye

The night we met i knew i needed you so
And if i had the chance i'd never let you go
So won't you say you love me
I'll make you so proud of me
We'll make them turn their heads every place we go

So won't you please
(be my be my baby)
Be my little baby
(my one and only baby)
Say you'll be my darling
(be my be my baby)
Be my baby now oh oh oh oh

I'll make you happy baby just wait and see
And for every kiss you give me i'm gonna give you three
Since the day i saw you
You know i was waiting for you
You know i will adore till eternity

So won't you please
(be my be my baby)
Be my little baby
(my one and only baby)
Say you'll be my darling
(be my be my baby)
Be my baby now oh oh oh oh

Instrumental

Since the day i saw you
You know i was waiting for you
You know i will adore till eternity

So won't you please
(be my be my baby)
Be my little baby
(my one and only baby)
Say you'll be my darling
(be my be my baby)
Be my baby now oh oh oh oh

Even after all these years
I miss you when you're not here
I wish you were here my dear yoko
Even if it's just a day
I miss you when you're away
I wish you were here today dear yoko

Even if it's just one night
I miss you and it don't feel right
I wish you were here tonight dear yoko
Even if it's just one hour
I wilt just like a fading flower
Ain't nothing in the world like our love dear yoko

Oh yoko
I'll never, ever, ever, ever, ever gonna let you go
Oh yoko
I'll never, ever, ever, ever, ever gonna let you go

Even when i'm miles at sea
And nowhere is the place to be
Your spirit's watching over me dear yoko
Even when i watch t.v.
There's a hole where you're supposed to be
There's nobody lying next to me dear yoko

Oh yoko
I'll never, ever, ever, ever, ever gonna let you go
Oh yoko
I'll never, ever, ever, ever, ever gonna let you go

Even after all this time
I miss you like the sun don't shine
Without i'm a one track mind dear yoko
After all is really said and done
The two of us are really one
The goddess really smiled upon our love dear yoko

Don't let me down
Don't let me down
Don't let me down
Don't let me down

Nobody ever loved me like she does
Ooh, she does
Yes, she does
And if somebody loved me like she do me
Ooh, she do me
Yes, she does

Don't let me down
Don't let me down
Don't let me down
Don't let me down

I'm in love for the first time
Don't you know it's gonna last?
It's a love that lasts forever
It's a love that has no past

Don't let me down
Don't let me down
Don't let me down
Don't let me down

And from the first time that she really done me
Ooh, she done me
She done me good
I guess nobody ever really done me
Ooh, she done me
She done me good

Don't let me down
Don't let me down
Don't let me down
Don't let me down
Don't let me down
Don't let me down
Don't let me down
Don't let me down

People say i'm crazy doing what i'm doing
Well they give me all kinds of warnings to save me from ruin
When i say that i'm o.k. well they look at me kind of strange
Surely you're not happy now you no longer play the game

People say i'm lazy dreaming my life away
Well they give me all kinds of advice designed to enlighten me
When i tell them that i'm doing fine watching shadows on the wall
Don't you miss the big time boy you're no longer on the ball

I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round
I really love to watch them roll
No longer riding on the merry-go-round
I just had to let it go

Ah, people asking questions lost in confusion
Well i tell them there's no problem, only solutions
Well they shake their heads and they look at me as if i've lost my mind
I tell them there's no hurry
I'm just sitting here doing time

I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round
I really love to watch them roll
No longer riding on the merry-go-round
I just had to let it go
I just had to let it go
I just had to let it go

Instrumental. Occasional shouting of Jamrag etc.

From the Live Jam CD on Sometime In New York City

Sitting in the la la
Waiting for the ya ya, uh huh

Sitting in the la la
Waiting for the ya ya, uh huh

It may sound funny
But it's alright honey, uh huh

Hey baby worry, don't make worry, uh huh
Hey baby hurry, don't make worry, uh huh

Mother, you had me, but i never had you
I wanted you, you didn't want me
So i, i just got to tell you
Goodbye, goodbye
Father, you left me, but i never left you
I needed you, you didn't need me
So i, i just got to tell you
Goodbye, goodbye

Children, don't do what i have done
I couldn't walk and i tried to run
So i, i just got to tell you
Goodbye, goodbye

Mama don't go
Daddy come home
(repeat 9 more times)

Sleepless night
The moon is bright
All i'm asking for is
Three minute love

Legs
What am i going to do with my legs
They're so hot
They won't stay on the cot
And they're screaming!

Sleepless night
The moon is bright
All i'm asking for is
Three minute love

Head
What am i going to do with my head
It's so light
It just gives me the fright
It's full of champagne and dreams

Sleepless night
All um umm
All i'm asking for is
Three minute love

This brush must sell like crazy
I mean there's a lot of lonely people out there

I wanna go to the ball
I wanna give it all
I'll take it all

Sleepless night
All i'm asking for is...
What am i asking for?

spoken by john lennon to audience at madison square garden:
"you might remember this better than i do, actually."

Spoken by john lennon to plastic ono elephant's memory band:
"-okay? ...something about a flat top that's all i know...
One, two, aah-one, two, three, four-"

(shhhoop-)
Here come ol' flat top, he come groovin' up slowly
He got joo joo eyeball, he one holy roller
He got hair down to his knees
Got to be a joker 'cause he's so hard to please

(shhhoop- shhhoop- shhhoop- shhhoop-)

He wear no shoeshine, he got walrus gumboot
He got monkey finger, he shoot cola cola
He say i know you, you know me
One thing i can tell you is you got to be free

Come together, right now
Over you (spoken by john to audience: "-just for a change...")

(shhhoop-)

He bag production, he got ono sideboard
He one spinal cracker, he got early walkers
He say hair, belief, under his knees
Hold you in his arms til you can feel his disease

Come together, right now
"over me" (-sung by john in a mock effeminate accent)

-oww! lead solos

He roller coaster, he got early warning
He got muddy water, he want mucho filter
He say one and one and one is three
Got to be good lookin' 'cause he's so hard to see

Come together, right now
Over me...over you...over there...(shhhoop-)

Come together....come together,
Come together, -ahhh, come together, -aayyy!

Spoken by john lennon to audience at madison square garden:
"-thank you, thank you...i nearly got all the words right too!"
"i, uh, i'll hafta stop writin' those daft words, man...
-i don't know what i'm sayin'!"

(happy xmas kyoko
Happy xmas julian)

So this is xmas
And what have you done
Another year over
And a new one just begun
And so this is xmas
I hope you have fun
The near and the dear one
The old and the young

A very merry xmas
And a happy new year
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear

And so this is xmas
For weak and for strong
For rich and the poor ones
The world is so wrong
And so happy xmas
For black and for white
For yellow and red ones
Let's stop all the fight

A very merry xmas
And a happy new year
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear

And so this is xmas
And what have we done
Another year over
A new one just begun
And so happy xmas
We hope you have fun
The near and the dear one
The old and the young

A very merry xmas
And a happy new year
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear
War is over, if you want it
War is over now

Happy xmas

Kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss me love
Just one kiss, kiss will do
Kiss ,kiss, kiss, kiss me love
Just one kiss, kiss will do

Why death
Why life
Warm hearts
Cold darts

Kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss me love
I'm bleeding inside

It's a long, long story to tell
And i can only show you my hell

Touch, touch, touch, touch me love
Just one touch, touch will do
Touch, touch, touch, touch me love
Just one touch, touch will do

Why me
Why you
Broken mirror
White terror

Touch, touch, touch, touch me love
I'm shaking inside

It's that faint, faint sound of the childhood bell
Ringing in my soul

Kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss me love
Just one kiss, kiss will do

Serve yourself (anthology version) - john lennon - home recording (1980)




Intro:

You say you found jesus christ
He's the only one
You say you've found buddha
Sittin' in the sun
You say you found mohammed
Facin' to the east
You say you found krishna
Dancin' in the streets

Well there's somethin' missing in this god almighty stew
And it's your mother (your mother, don't forget your mother, lad)
You got to serve yourself
Ain't nobody gonna do it for you
You got to serve yourself
Ain't nobody gonna do it for you
Well you may believe in devils and you may believe in lords
But if you don't go out and serve yourself, lad, ain't no room service here

It's still the same old story
A bloody holy war
A fight for love and glory
Ain't gonna study war no more
A fight for god and country
We're gonna set you free
We'll put you back in the stone age
If you won't be like me - get it?

You got to serve yourself
Ain't nobody gonna do for you
You got to serve yourself
Ain't nobody gonna do for you
Well you may believe in devils and you may believe in lords

'but christ, you're gonna have to serve yourself and that's all there is to it.
So get right back here it's in the bloody fridge. god, when i was a kid.
Didn't have stuff like this, tv-fuckin' dinners and all that crap.
You fuckin' kids are all the fuckin' same! want a fuckin' car now...
Lucky to have a pair of shoes!'

You tell me you found jesus christ
Well that's great and he's the only one
You say you just found buddha
Sittin' on his ass in the sun
You say you found mohammed
Kneeling on a bloody carpet facin' the east
You say you found krishna
With a bald head dancin' in the street ('well, christ, now you're
Being heard')

You got to serve yourself
Ain't nobody gonna do for you
You got to serve yourself
Ain't nobody gonna do for you ('that's right, lad, you better get that straight
Into your fuckin' head')
You got to serve yourself ('you know that, who else is gonna do it for you, it
Ain't me i tell you that')
Well, you may believe in jesus, and you may believe in marx
And you may believe in marks and spencer's and you may believe in bloody
Woolworths
But there's something missing in this whole bloody stew
And it's your mother, your poor bloody mother ('she worked for you in the
Back bedroom, full of piss and shit and fuckin' midwives. god, you can't
Forget that awful moment, you know. you should have been in the bloody
War, lad, and you would know all about it. well, i'll tell you something.')

It's still the same old story
A holy bloody war, you know, with the pope and all that stuff
A fight for love and glory
Ain't gonna study no more war
A fight for god and country, and the queen and all that
We're gonna set you free
Bomb you back into the fuckin' stone age
If you won't be like me, you know, get down on your knees and pray

Well there's somethin' missing in this god almighty stew
And it's your goddamn mother you dirty little git, now
Get in there and wash yer ears!




Note: "[this song] was right after dylan's song [...] "you
Gotta serve someone", you know - the lord, i suppose, you know.
So then he was kind of upset about that and it was a dialogue,
You know. in that sense it's fun, i mean you can hear it was
Fun. he wasn't seriously against it. he showed his anger in
A way but also [...] his sense of humour." (yoko ono, 1998)

There may not be much difference
Between chairman mao and richard nixon
If we strip them naked

There may not be much difference
Between marilyn monroe and lenny bruce
If we check their coffins

There may not be much difference
Between white house and hall of people
If we count their windows

There may not be much difference
Between raquel welch and jerry rubin
If we hear their heartbeat

We're all water from different rivers
That's why it's so easy to meet
We're all water in this vast, vast ocean
Someday we'll evaporate together

There may not be much difference
Between eldrige cleaver and queen of england
If we bottle their tears

There may not be much difference
Between manson and the pope
If we press their smile

There may not be much difference
Between rockefeller and you
If we hear you sing

There may not be much difference
Between you and me
If we show our dreams

We're all water from different rivers
That's why it's so easy to meet
We're all water in this vast, vast ocean
Someday we'll evaporate together

What's the difference?
What's the difference?

There's no difference!
There's no difference!
What's the difference?

Beef jerky, beef jerky, beef jerky

Woman is the nigger of the world
Yes she is...think about it
Woman is the nigger of the world
Think about it...do something about it

We make her paint her face and dance
If she won't be a slave, we say that she don't love us
If she's real, we say she's trying to be a man
While putting her down, we pretend that she's above us

Woman is the nigger of the world...yes she is
If you don't believe me, take a look at the one you're with
Woman is the slave of the slaves
Ah, yeah...better scream about it

We make her bear and raise our children
And then we leave her flat for being a fat old mother hen
We tell her home is the only place she should be
Then we complain that she's too unworldly to be our friend

Woman is the nigger of the world...yes she is
If you don't believe me, take a look at the one you're with
Woman is the slave to the slaves
Yeah...alright...hit it!

We insult her every day on tv
And wonder why she has no guts or confidence
When she's young we kill her will to be free
While telling her not to be so smart we put her down for being so dumb

Woman is the nigger of the world
Yes she is...if you don't believe me, take a look at the one you're with
Woman is the slave to the slaves
Yes she is...if you believe me, you better scream about it

We make her paint her face and dance
We make her paint her face and dance
We make her paint her face and dance
We make her paint her face and dance
We make her paint her face and dance
We make her paint her face and dance

We lost our green land
We lost our clean air
We lost our true wisdom
And we live in despair
Sisters, o sisters
Lets stand up right now
It's never too late
To start from the start

Wisdom, o wisdom
That's what we ask for
And yes, my dear sisters
We must learn to ask
Wisdom, o wisdom
That's what we ask for
That's what we live for now
Wisdom, o wisdom
That's what we ask for
That's what we live for now

Sisters, o sisters
Let's wake up right on
It's never too late
To shout from our hearts
Freedom, o freedom
That's what we fight for
And yes, my dear sisters
We must learn to fight
Freedom, o freedom
That's what we ask for
That's what we live for now

Freedom, o freedom
That's what we ask for
That's what we live for now
Sisters, o sisters
Let's give up no more
It's never too late
To build a new world
New world, o new world
That's what we live for
And yes, my dear sisters
We must learn to live

New world, o new world
That's what we live for
That's what we must now learn to build
New world, o new world
That's what we live for
That's what we must now learn to build
New world, o new world
That's what we live for
That's what we must now learn to build
New world, o new world
That's what we live for
That's what we must learn to build

What a waste of human power
What a waste of human lives
Shoot the prisoners in the towers
Forty-three poor widowed wives

Attica state, attica state,
We're all mates with attica state


Media blames it on the prisoners
But the prisoners did not kill
"rockefeller pulled the trigger"
That is what the people feel


Attica state, attica state,
We're all mates with attica state


Free the prisoners, jail the judges
Free all prisoners everywhere
All they want is truth and justice
All they need is love and care


Attica state, attica state,
We're all mates with attica state


They all live in suffocation
Let's not watch them die in sorrow
Now's the time for revolution
Give them all a chance to grow


Attica state, attica state,
We're all mates with attica state


Come together join the movement
Take a stand for human rights
Fear and hatred clouds our judgement
Free us all from endless night


Attica state, attica state,
We're all mates with attica state


Attica state, attica state,
We all live in attica state


Attica state, attica state,
Attica, attica, attica state

When the night has come
And the land is dark
And the moon is the only light we see
No i won't be afraid
No i won't be afraid
Just as long as you stand, stand by me

And darling, darling stand by me
Oh, now, now, stand by me
Stand by me, stand by me

If the sky that we look upon
Should tumble and fall
And the mountain should crumble to the sea
I won't cry, i won't cry
No i won't shed a tear
Just as long as you stand, stand by me

And darling, darling stand by me
Oh, stand by me
Stand by me, stand by me, stand by me

Whenever you're in trouble won't you stand by me
Oh, now, now, stand by me
Oh, stand by me, stand by me, stand by me

Darling, darling stand by me
Stand by me
Oh stand by me, stand by me, stand by me

You're a beautiful boy
With all your little toys
Your eyes have seen the world
Though you're only four years old
And your tears are streaming
Even when you're smiling
Please never be afraid to cry

You're a beautiful boy
With all your little ploys
Your mind has changed the world
And you're now forty years old
You got all you can carry
And still feel somehow empty
Don't ever be afraid to fly

All you beautiful boys
Creating multiple plays
You like to fence in your world
And settle down when you're old
You can run from pole to pole
And never scratch your soul
Don't be afraid to go to hell and back
Don't be afraid to go to hell and back
Don't be afraid to be afraid

Look at me
Who am i supposed to be?
Who am i supposed to be?
Look at me
What am i supposed to be?
What am i supposed to be?
Look at me
Oh my love, oh my love
Here i am
What am i supposed to do?
What am i supposed to do?
Here i am
What can i do for you?
What can i do for you?
Here i am
Oh my love, oh my love

Look at me, oh please look at me, my love
Here i am
Oh my love

Who am i?
Nobody knows but me
Nobody knows but me
Who am i?
Nobody else can see
Just you and me
Who are we?
Oh my love, oh my love, oh my love

Yes, i'm your angel
I'll give you everything
In my magic power
So make a wish
And i'll let it come true for you
Tra, la, la, la, la

Yes, you're my fairy
You give me everything
I ever wanted from life
Have i made a wish
And is that why i have you
Tra, la, la, la, la

We believe in pumpkins that turn into princess
And frogs that turn into prince
We believe in moons that smile to us
When we hurry home before the midnight strikes
Tra, la, la, la, la

Yes, i'm so pretty
You're so dizzy
And we're so happy every day
Let's make a wish
And let it come true for us
Tra, la, la, la, la

I'm in your pocket
You're in my locket
And we're so lucky in every way
We make a wish
And let it come true for us
Tra, la, la, la, la

We believe in houses built in the sky
And love that lifts us high
We believe in the sun that looks over our shoulders
And brings our shadows together
Tra, la, la, la, la

Yes, our hearts are one
Our bodies, too
And it's so good (um) everytime
We make a wish
And let it come true for you, too
Tra, la, la, la, la

Happy birthday, my love
I'm your angel
I'll give you everything
In my magic power
So make a wish
And i'll let it come true for you
Tra, la, la, la, la, la

this is from the wonsaponatime album version

I found out


I told you before, stay away from my door
Don't give me that brother, brother, brother, brother
The freaks on the phone, won't leave me alone
So don't give me that brother, brother, brother, brother no!
I, i found out!
I, i found out!

Now that i showed you what i been through
Don't take nobody's word what you can do
There ain't no jesus gonna come from the sky now that i found out i know i can
Cry

I, i found out!
I, i found out!

Some of you sitting there with your cock in your hand
Don't get you nowhere don't make you a man
I heard something 'bout my ma and my pa
They didn't want me so they made me a star

I, i found out!
I, i found out!

Old hare krishna got nothing on you
Just keep you crazy with nothing to do
Keep you occupied with pie in the sky
There ain't no guru who can see through your eyes

I, i found out!
I, i found out!

Well now that i found out bout dope and cocaine
Don't even want to see mary jane
I seen through junkies, i been through it all
I seen religion from jesus to paul

I, i found out!
I, i found this out!
I, i found out!

Only people know just how to talk to people
Only people know just how to change the world
Only people realize the power of people
Well, a million heads are better than one
So come on, get it on!

Well i know how we tried and the millions of tears that we cried
Now we are hipper we been thru the trip
And we can't be denied with woman and man side by side
Make no mistake it's our future we're making
Bake the cake and eat it too!
We don't want no pig brother scene!

Only people know just how to talk to people
Only people know just how to change the world
Only people realize the power of people
Well, a million heads are better than one
So come on, get it on!

We'll it's long overdue there ain't nothing better to do
Now we are hipper we been thru the trip
We can fly right on thru, there's nothing on earth we can't do
Fish or cut bait it's our future we're making
All together now pull the chain
We don't want no pig brother scene!

Only people know just how to talk to people
Only people know just how to change the world
(repeat three more times)

Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people, right on

Say you want a revolution
We better get on right away
Well you get on your feet
And out on the street

Singing power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people, right on

A million workers working for nothing
You better give 'em what they really own
We got to put you down
When we come into town

Singing power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people, right on

I gotta ask you comrades and brothers
How do you treat you own woman back home
She got to be herself
So she can free herself

Singing power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people, right on
Now, now, now, now

Oh well, power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people, right on

Yeah, power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people, right on

Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people, right on

Help, i need somebody
Help, not just anybody
Help, you know, i need someone
Help

(when)
When i was younger, so much younger than today (i never needed)
I never needed anybody's help in any way (now)
But now these days are gone, i'm not so self assured (and now i find)
Now i find, i've changed my mind, i've opened up the doors

Help me if you can, i'm feeling down
And i do appreciate you being 'round
Help me get my feet back on the ground
Won't you, please, please help me?

(now)
And now my life has changed in, oh, so many ways (my independence)
My independence seems to vanish in the haze (but)
But every now and then i feel so insecure (i know that i)
I know that i just need you like i've never done before

Help me if you can, i'm feeling down
And i do appreciate you being 'round
Help me get my feet back on the ground
Won't you, please, please help me?

When i was younger, so much younger than today
I never needed anybody's help in any way (now)
But now these days are gone, i'm not so self assured (and now i find)
Now i find, i've changed my mind, i've opened up the doors

Help me if you can, i'm feeling down
And i do appreciate you being 'round
Help me get my feet back on the ground
Won't you, please, please help me?
Help me, help me

One, two, a one, two, three, four

Well now the underground and overjoyed they come on just the same
Don't wanna get too real man, just wanna play the game
I guess ya knew it all along we were just singing in the rain
Can't get hipped to the down trip, the ship is sailing yet
And if it sinks, you know that all you really get is wet!

Move over ms. l.
You know i wish you well
Move over ms. l. you know i wish you well
Move over ms. l.

Well now to err is something human and forgiving so divine
I'll forgive your trespasses, if you forgive me mine
Life's a deal, you knew it, when you signed the dotted line
They nail you to the paper, put a rope around your neck
And so we sing along, the boy stood on the burning deck!

Move over ms. l.
You know i wish you well
Move over ms. l. you know i wish you well
Move over ms. l.

Well now momma poppa told me son you better watch your head
Your head is fulla snakes boy, you're better red than dead
They're starving back in china, that's what they always said!
Can't get head in the head shop, yer jeans are fulla crap
You're full of beans, you're in your teens, you lost your momma's road map!

Move over ms. l.
You know i wish you well
Move over ms. l. you know i wish you well
Move over ms. l.

You can shine your shoes and wear a suit
You can comb your hair and look quite cute
You can hide your face behind a smile
One thing you can't hide
Is when you're crippled inside
You can wear a mask and paint your face
You can call yourself the human race
You can wear a collar and a tie
One thing you can't hide
Is when you're crippled inside

Well now you know that your
Cat has nine lives
Nine lives to itself
But you only got one
And a dog's life ain't fun
Mamma take a look outside

You can go to church and sing a hymn
You can judge me by the color of my skin
You can live a lie until you die
One thing you can't hide
Is when you're crippled inside

Well now you know that your
Cat has nine lives
Nine lives to itself
But you only got one
And a dog's life ain't fun
Mamma take a look outside

You can go to church and sing a hymn
You can judge me by the color of my skin
You can live a lie until you die
One thing you can't hide
Is when you're crippled inside

One thing you can't hide
Is when you're crippled inside
One thing you can't hide
Is when you're crippled inside

God is a concept
By which we measure
Our pain
I'll say it again
God is a concept
By which we measure
Our pain
I don't believe in magic
I don't believe in i-ching
I don't believe in bible
I don't believe in tarot
I don't believe in hitler
I don't believe in jesus
I don't believe in kennedy
I don't believe in buddha
I don't believe in mantra
I don't believe in gita
I don't believe in yoga
I don't believe in kings
I don't believe in elvis
I don't believe in zimmerman
I don't believe in beatles
I just believe in me
Yoko and me
And that's reality

The dream is over
What can i say?
The dream is over
Yesterday
I was the dreamweaver
But now i'm reborn
I was the walrus
But now i'm john
And so dear friends
You'll just have to carry on
The dream is over

There are places i'll remember
All my life, though some have changed
Some forever, not for better
Some have gone and some remain
All these places had their moments
With lovers and friends, i still can recall
Some are dead and some are living
In my life, i've loved them all

But of all these friends and lovers
There is no one compares with you
And these memories lose their meaning
When i think of love as something new
Though i know i'll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know i'll often stop and think about them
In my life, i'll love you more

Though i know i'll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know i'll often stop and think about them
In my life, i'll love you more

Out the blue you came to me
And blew away life's misery
Out the blue life's energy
Out the blue you came to me

Everyday i thank the lord and lady
For the way that you came to me
Anyway it had to be two minds one destiny

Out the blue you came to me
And blew away life's misery
Out the blue life's energy
Out the blue you came to me

All my life's been a long slow knife
I was born just to get to you
Anyway i survived long enough to make you my wife

Out the blue you came to me
And blew away life's misery
Out the blue life's energy
Out the blue you came to me

Like a u.f.o. you came to me
And blew away life's misery
Out the blue life's energy
Out the blue you came to me

You are my weakness, you are my strength
Nothing i have in the world makes better sense
Cause i'm a fish and you're the sea

When we're together or when we're apart
There's never a space in between the beat of our hearts
Cause i'm the apple and you're the tree

One day at a time is all we do
One day at a time is good for you

You are my woman, i am your man
Nothing else matters at all, now i understand
That i'm the door and you're the key

Every morning i wake in your smile
Feeling your breath on my face and the love in your eyes
Cause you're the honey and i'm the bee

One day at a time is all we do
One day at a time is good for us too (you too)

Cause i'm the fish and you're the sea
Cause i'm the apple and you're the tree
Cause i'm the door and you're the key
Cause you're the honey and i'm the bee

All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance

All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance

So sgt. pepper took you by surprise
You better see right through that mother's eyes
Those freaks was right when they said you was dead
The one mistake you made was in your head
Ah, how do you sleep?
Ah, how do you sleep at night?
You live with straights who tell you you was king
Jump when your momma tell you anything
The only thing you done was yesterday
And since you're gone you're just another day
Ah, how do you sleep?
Ah, how do you sleep at night?

Ah, how do you sleep?
Ah, how do you sleep at night?

A pretty face may last a year or two
But pretty soon they'll see what you can do
The sound you make is muzak to my ears
You must have learned something in all those years
Ah, how do you sleep?
Ah, how do you sleep at night?

Instant karma's gonna get you
Gonna knock you right on the head
You better get yourself together
Pretty soon you're gonna be dead
What in the world you thinking of
Laughing in the face of love
What on earth you tryin' to do
It's up to you, yeah you

Instant karma's gonna get you
Gonna look you right in the face
Better get yourself together darlin'
Join the human race
How in the world you gonna see
Laughin' at fools like me
Who in the hell d'you think you are
A super star
Well, right you are

Well we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Well we all shine on
Ev'ryone come on

Instant karma's gonna get you
Gonna knock you off your feet
Better recognize your brothers
Ev'ryone you meet
Why in the world are we here
Surely not to live in pain and fear
Why on earth are you there
When you're ev'rywhere
Come and get your share

Well we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Yeah we all shine on
Come on and on and on on on
Yeah yeah, alright, uh huh, ah

Well we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Yeah we all shine on
On and on and on on and on

Well we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Well we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Well we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Yeah we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun

From liverpool to tokyo
What a way to go
From distant lands one woman one man
Let the four winds blow

Three thousand miles over the ocean
Three thousand light years from the land of the rising sun

Love has opened up my eyes
Love has blown right through
Wherever you are, you are here
Wherever you are, you are here

Three thousand miles over the ocean
Three thousand light years from the land of the surprising sun

Well now east is east and west is west
The twain shall meet
East is west and west is east
Let it be complete

Three thousand miles over the ocean
Three thousand light years from the land of the morning star

Standing on the dock at southampton
Trying to get to holland or france
The man in the mac
Said, "you've gotta go back"
You know, they didn't even give us a chance

Christ, you know it ain't easy
You know how hard it can be
The way things are going
They're gonna crucify me

Finally made the plane into paris
Honeymooning down by the seine
Peter brown called to say
"you can make it okay
"you can get married in gibraltar, near spain"

Christ, you know it ain't easy
You know how hard it can be
The way things are going
They're gonna crucify me

Drove from paris to the amsterdam hilton
Talking in our beds for a week
The newspeople said
"say, what're you doing in bed?"
I said, "we're only trying to get us some peace"

Christ, you know it ain't easy
You know how hard it can be
The way things are going
They're gonna crucify me

Made a lightning trip to vienna
Eating chocolate cakes in a bag
The newspapers said
"she's gone to his head
"they look just like two gurus in drag"

Christ, you know it ain't easy
You know how hard it can be
The way things are going
They're gonna crucify me

Caught the early plane back to london
Fifty acrons tied in a sack
The men from the press
Said, "we wish you success
"it's good to have the both of you back"

Christ, you know it ain't easy
You know how hard it can be
The way things are going
They're gonna crucify me
The way things are going
They're gonna crucify me
The way things are going
They're gonna crucify me

Hold on john, john hold on
It's gonna be alright
You gonna win the fight
Hold on yoko, yoko hold on
It's gonna be alright
You gonna make the flight

When you're by yourself
And there's no-one else
You just have yourself
And you tell yourself
Just to hold on

Cookie!

Hold on world, world hold on
It's gonna be alright
You gonna see the light

When you're one
Really one
Well, you get things done
Like they've never been done
So hold on

Save your sweet talk for when you score
Keep your monday kisses for your glass lady
I want the truth and nothing more
I'm moving on, moving on you're getting phony

You didn't have to tell a white lie
You knew you scored me for life
Don't stick your finger in my pie
You know i'll see through your jive
I want the truth and nothing more
I'm moving, moving on we're getting phony

When you were angry you had love in your eyes
When you were sad you had dream in your voice
But now you're giving me your window smile
I'm moving on, moving on it's getting phony

Moving onnnnnnnnnn!

Well just as tight a$ you can make it
Hard and slow ain't hard enough
Just as tight a$ you can shake it girl
Git it on and do your stuff

Tight a$ you can get it
Tight a$ got it made
Uptight's alright but if you can't stand the heat
You better get back in the shade

Well just as tight a$ an indian rope trick
Long and tough ain't hard enough
Just as tight a$ a dope fiend's fix my friend
Git it up and do your stuff

Tight a$ you can boogie
Tight a$ got it laid
Uptight's alright but if you can't stand the heat
You better get back in the shade

Well tight a$ you can make it
Hard and slow ain't hard enough
Just as tight a$ you can shake it girl
Git it on and do your stuff

Tight a$ you can get it
Tight a$ got it made
Uptight's alright but if you can't stand the heat
You better get back in the shade

Well tight a$ an indian rope trick
Hard and long ain't hard enough
Just as tight a$ a dope fiend's fix my friend
Git it up and do your stuff

Tight a$ you can boogie
Tight a$ got it laid
Uptight's alright but if you can't stand the heat
You better get back in the shade

Well tight a$ got me cornered
Tight a$ got me laid
Tight a$ strut your stuff so tough
Just a sitting in the midnight shade

Tight a$ she can boogie
Tight a$ she got laid
Uptight's alright but if you can't stand the heat
You better get back in the shade

Don't wanna be a drag, everybody gotta bag
I know you know, 'bout the emperor's clothes

You don't know what you got, until you lose it
You don't know what you got, until you lose it
You don't know what you got, until you lose it
Oh baby, baby, baby gimme one more chance

Well it's saturday night and i just gotta rip it up
Sunday morning i just gotta give it up
Come monday momma and i just gotta run away
You know it's such a drag to face another day

You don't know what you got, until you lose it
You don't know what you got, until you lose it
You don't know what you got, until you lose it
Oh baby, baby, baby gimme one more chance

You know the more it change, the more it stays the same
You gotta hang on in, you gotta cut the string

You don't know what you got, until you lose it
You don't know what you got, until you lose it
You don't know, you don't know what you got, until you lose it
Oh baby, baby, baby gimme one more chance

Mountains may move
River may run
But you make me be myself
You make me be
How do i tell you
How do i tell
You're the one

Stars may move
Time may run
But you make me free myself
You make me free
How do i tell you
How do i tell
You're the one
You're the one

In the world's eye
We were laurel and hardy
In our minds
We were heathcliff and cathy
In a moment of wisdom
We were a wizard and a witch
In a moment of freedom
We were don quijote and sancho
In reality
We were just a boy and a girl
Who never looked back

How do i tell you
How do i tell you
How do i tell you
How do i tell you
How do i tell you
How do i tell you
How can i tell you
How could i tell you

You're the one
You're the one
You're the one
You're the one...

How can i go forward when i don't know which way i'm facing?
How can i go forward when i don't know which way to turn?
How can i go forward into something i'm not sure of?
Oh no, oh no
How can i have feeling when i don't know if it's a feeling?
How can i feel something if i just don't know how to feel?
How can i have feelings when my feelings have always been denied?
Oh no, oh no

You know life can be long
And you got to be so strong
And the world is so tough
Sometimes i feel i've had enough

How can i give love when i don't know what it is i'm giving?
How can i give love when i just don't know how to give?
How can i give love when love is something i ain't never had?
Oh no, oh no

You know life can be long
You've got to be so strong
And the world she is tough
Sometimes i feel i've had enough

How can we go forward when we don't know which way we're facing?
How can we go forward when we don't know which way to turn?
How can we go forward into something we're not sure of?
Oh no, oh no

I'm sick and tired of hearing
Things
From uptight-short sighted-
Narrow minded hypocritics


All i want is the truth
Just give me some truth


I've had enough of reading
Things
By nuerotic-pyschotic-
Pig headed politicians


All i want is the truth
Just give me some truth


No short haired-yellow bellied
Son of tricky dicky
Is gonna mother hubbard
Soft soap me
With just a pocketful of hope
Money for dope
Money for rope


I'm sick to death of seeing
Things
From tight lipped-
Condescending -mommies little
Chauvinists


All i want is the truth
Just give me some truth


I've had enough of watching
Scenes
Of schizophrenic - ego - centric
- paranoic - prima - donnas


All i want is the truth
Just give me some truth

When i'm down, really yin
And i don't know what i'm doing
Aisumasen, aisumasen yoko
All i had to do was call your name
All i had to do was call your name

And when i hurt you and cause you pain
Darlin i promise i won't do it again
Aisumasen, aisumasen yoko
It's hard enough i know just to feel your own pain
It's hard enough i know to feel, feel your own pain

All that i know is just what you tell me
All that i know is just what you show me

When i'm down, real sanpaku
And i don't know what to do
Aisumasen, aisumasen yoko san
All i had to do was call your name
Yes, all i had to do was call your name

Every man has a woman who loves him
In rain or shine or life or death
If he finds her in this life time
He will know when he presses his ear to her breast

Why do i roam when i know you're the one
Why do i laugh when i feel like crying

Every woman has a man who loves her
Rise or fall of her life and death
If she finds him in this life time
She will know when she looks into his eyes

Why do i roam when i know you're the one
Why do i run when i feel like holding you

Every man has a woman who loves him
If he finds her in this life time
He will know