It's a wonderful world
And you take and you give
And the sun fills the sky
In the space where you live
It's a day full of dreams
It's a dream of a day
And the joy that it brings
Nearly sweeps her away
It's a wonderful world
As the buildings fall down
And you quicken your step
'til your feet leave the ground
And you're soaring above
All the sorrow below
And you're falling in love
With those you don't know
And your heart feels so wide
And your heart fills so strong
It was never a place
That you felt you belonged
It's a wonderful world
Full of wonderful things
And the people fall down
And abandon their dreams
(I hear him, he's talking out loud
Sometimes he whistles while walking
How could he know any better?
I weep for him, I weep for him now)
It's a wonderful world
It's a real crying shame
Cos she's hurting herself
In a violent way
And there's people she knows
That won't even try
And they're trapped in their lives
Feeling terrified
And it's in times like these
That she promised to call
But the scale of our love
Is diminished and small
It's a wonderful world
And she doesn't know why
She wakes up each day
And continues to cry
(He's sleeping his troubles away
He's finding it too hard to bear
I'm with him every step of the way
I weep for him, I weep for him now)
It's a wonderful world
And you take and you give
And the sun fills the sky
In the space where you live
I've got me a badge
A bright shiny badge
I'm painting the crest in yellow and blue
I've got me a club
An exclusive club
It doesn't include a place for you
Hey... hello neighbour
Hey... hello neighbour, right you are
It's in the way that you walk
All of the changes, all the mistakes
In the demands you constantly make
It's in the way that you grieve
All of the loss
You don't know when you're better off
Or at what cost
You've got it good
The banality of evil
Benevolent mother
Smother the child
The benefactors are in denial
Hey... hello neighbour
Hey... hello neighbour, right you are
There was a time
Not so long ago
I was master of everything I surveyed
Yes, there was a time
We did it my way
We'll do things my way
Benevolent mother
Smother the child
The perpetrators are in denial
The banality of evil
King of the castle
Room at the top
Off with their heads
Chop 'em off
The banality of evil
Benevolent mother
Smother the child
The benefactors are in denial
The banality of evil
King of the castle
Room at the top
Off with their heads
Chop 'em off
Hey... hello neighbour
I don't believe in what you believe
You skin is filthy
And your gods don't look like god to me
But I want to touch you
Now that isn't right
No, that can't be right
But I want to touch you
You're leading me on I know it
Hey...
King of the castle
More room at the top
All sorts allowed
Now the gloves are off
Hey... hello neighbour
Benevolent mother
Smother the child
The benefactors are in denial
The banality of evil
King of the castle
Room at the top
Off with their heads
Chop 'em off
The banality of evil
Benevolent mother
Smother the child
The perpetrators are in denial
The banality of evil
King of the castle
Room at the top
Off with their heads
Chop 'em off
The banality of evil
The letters I write
I write for you
But they're not easy
And the words I used
Are made mistakes
There's no explaining
Where is the excuse
For the things we said
And the things we left unsaid
Believe me,
I know, I know
Now the game is up
And there'll be no stopping you
From leaving
Oh god, oh lord
When monday comes around
I'll be waiting
When monday comes around
I'll be waiting
When monday comes around
I'll be losing you
And I'll be breaking
Oo-oh
Oo-oh
Oo-oh
Oo-oh
They forecast snow
And where are you
This evening
And chances are
The snow won't fall
But I want it
Outside me is in
Where the colour's gone
And your footprints mark the space
You're leaving
I know, you know
And weather was
Always your best friend
You're needed
Don't go, don't go
When monday comes around
I'll be waiting
When monday comes around
I'll be waiting
When monday comes around
I'll be losing you
And I'll be breaking
When monday comes around
I'll be waiting
When monday comes around
I'll be waiting
When monday comes around
I'll be losing you
It's a wonderful world
And you take and you give
And the sun fills the sky
In the space where you live
It's a day full of dreams
It's a dream of a day
And the joy that it brings
Nearly sweeps her away
It's a wonderful world
As the buildings fall down
And you quicken your step
'til your feet leave the ground
And you're soaring above
All the sorrow below
And you're falling in love
With those you don't know
(I hear him, he's talking out loud
Sometimes he whistles while walking
How could he know any better?
I weep for him, I weep for him now)
It's a wonderful world
It's a real crying shame
Cos she's hurting herself
In a violent way
And there's people she knows
That won't even try
And they're trapped in their lives
Feeling terrified
And it's in times like these
That she promised to call
But the scale of our love
Is diminished and small
It's a wonderful world
And she doesn't know why
She wakes up each day
And continues to cry
(He's sleeping his troubles away
He's finding it too hard to bear
I'm with him every step of the way
I weep for him, I weep for him now)
It's a wonderful world
And you take and you give
And the sun fills the sky
In the space where you live
