IT’S A LONG ROAD TO HEAVEN AND A SHORT ROAD TO HELL,
LIFE IS A STRUGGLE BUT IT PAYS OFF WELL.
AND YOUR HEART IS SO EMPTY BUT THAT WE CAN FILL,
WE’VE GOT BUCKET LOADS OF LOVE TO POUR INTO YOU.
IT’S NOT THE SAME.
BOY YOUR LIFE IS THE INSPIRATION,
FOR MOVIES AND BOOKS AND CONVERSATION,
THERE’S A LIGHT ABOVE THIS OCEAN THAT YOU’RE DROWNING IN,
THERE’S HOPE IF YOU JUST TRY,
KEEP ON SWIMMING,
YOU KEEP ON SWIMMING.
CHORUS:
IT’S NOT THE SAME,
IT’S GONNA CHANGE,
AND IT’S ALL FOR THE BETTER,
THERES A CHANGE IN YOUR WEATHER OH YEAH,
IT’S ALL FOR THE BETTER,
IT’S ALL FOR THE BETTER OH YEAH,
IT’S ALL FOR THE BETTER.
BLISS IS THE PRINCESS YOU’RE FIGHTING FOR,
THERE’S LOVE ON THE CORNER FOR YOU AND OLD LADY JOY, YEAH.
OH TROUBLE IS INEVITABLE,
IT’S OUT OF OUR CONTROL,
IT’S HOW YOU DEAL WITH IT,
THAT MATTERS.
TROUBLE IS ENEVITABLE,
IT’S OUT OF OUR CONTROL,
IT’S HOW YOU DEAL WITH IT.
CHORUS: (X2)
Lyrics: R. Eliot
