When you feel you've gone to hell in a hand basket
And the world in which you dwell's no paradise.
I've some counsel I can give You need but ask it
I'm so very glad to share this good advice.
You've got to learn how not to be Where you are
The more you face reality, the more you scar So close your eyes and you'll become a Broadway
star Why must you stay where you are?
You've got to learn how not to see What you've seen
The slice of hell you call your life Is harsh and mean
We know a place where you can be both king and queen
Why must you see what you've seen?
And if you find that you land in jail A little fantasy will not fail
It's just as simple as ABC Come up here, play with me, play with me!
You've got to learn how not to do What you've done
The pistol shot can't kill if you unload the gun
So build a place where you're the shah And we'll embrace in that Shangri-La
If you run away, some matinee From where you are
You've got to learn how not to be Where you are
The more you face reality, the more you scar So close your eyes and you'll become a Broadway
star Why must you stay where you are?
And if you find that you land in jail A little fantasy will not fail
It's just as simple as ABC Come up here, play with me, play with me!
You've got to learn how not to do What you've done
The pistol shot can't kill if you unload the gun So build a place where you're the shah
And we'll embrace in that Shangri-La If you run away, some matinee
From where you are
Turn off the lights and turn on your mind And I can promise you you will find
You will like my plan, my sweetest fan, My leading man
Anywhere you are!