Well Iâ??m a stranger here in this place called Earth And I was sent down here to discover the worth Of your little blue planet third from the sun Come on and show me what youâ??ve done We got the aeroplane, we got the automobile We got sky scraper buildings made of gla** and steel Weâ??ve got synthetic food that nearly tastes real And a little white pill that makes you feel hey Hey, A whole lot better when you get out of bed You take one in the morning for the lovelier head We got everything everybody needs to survive Surely the good life has arrived I think your atmosphere is hurting my eyes And your concrete mountains are blacking out the skies Now I donâ??t say that youâ??ve been telling me lies But why do I hear those childrenâ??s cries Iâ??m a stranger here, Iâ??m just looking around I see the aeroplanes carrying the bombs
Why, youâ??ve even found people to drop them on You know you canâ??t keep what you take by force But itâ??s only my first impression of course. Well Iâ??m a stranger here on your planet Earth We got the rivers and the mountains and the valleys and the trees We got the birds in the sky and the fish in the sea We got the â?? Oh you crazy fools donâ??t you know you had it made You were living in paradise But take it from one who knows Who knows the gates of Heaven can close I only pray that you take my advice Because Paradise wonâ??t come twice. Well Iâ??m a stranger here in this place called Earth And I was sent down here to discover the worth Of your little blue planet third from the sun I think Iâ??ll go back home where I come from.