I wipe the dreams from my eyes, face the morning outside And I wake up watching the world go by I see the sun & the rain from my seat on the train Through the window Watching the world go by And I look on at the day unfolding And the traffic going nowhere Gazing out on the street and the faces I meet everyday Watching the world go by There are those who don't stop for the hands on the clock They don't see the way that time can fly Always running behind with so much on their minds
As for me, I'm watching the world go by And through it all with the hours pa**ing, Everybody rushing somewhere They're all moving so fast, trying hard to get past As I stand watching the world go by And in the end when the day is over When I ask myself just where the world is going And what's been lost what's been gained Have our lives really changed Then I laugh, but sometimes I want to cry Watching the world go by