I feel like I'm so out of touch
with the world going on around me
I don't watch TV, I don't read the news
Or try to make sense, or make an excuse
For the world going on around me
And let it blow by like a bad dream
Don't feel bad that I can't stay
With blue skies, deep blue seas
Everything like it ought to be
In a world going on around me
No fight, no self -defense
Just sweet love and tenderness
In this world go ing on around me
Please don't misunderstand,
I'm a happy man in this world,
But if it all comes down to love,
there's gotta be a better way to rise above this world,
It might seem like a long shot,
but I already know what it's not
And if it takes all my time,
it ought to be worth the wait in line
For the blue skies, deep blue sea
Everything like it ought to be
in this world going on around me
No pride, no self -defense,
just the sweet love and tenderness
In this world I'm going on around me
is nothing short of something real
Where I won't arrive with all the rest
I'll be the first to confess
A blue sky, a deep blue sea
And everything like it ought to be
In this world going on around me
No fight, no self defense
It's just sweet love and tenderness
And there's a world goin'
And there's a world goin' on around me