I woke up this mornin' and opened up an eye With a cool kind'a buzz-on feelin' sorta high I jumped out'a bed like a son of a gun Then it clicked in my head it was 2 0 0 1 I'm tellin' you, man It's really true, man I feel like a new man (Yes I do) I'm gonna make a new plan With a new point of view, man I'm feelin' like a new man (Yes I am) (Whew-ew-ewh, I mean feelin' alright) Now I wrote this song while I was in the shower I had a dozen more in a matter of an hour Think what I could've done in the time it took I feel so good I might even write a book Tellin' you, man I'm not through, man Now I'm a new man (Yes I am) My life has a new span With a new point of view, man Feelin' like a new man (Yes I am) (bridge) New man Thinkin' like a new man Actin' like a new man Feelin' like a new man (Yes I am, Yeah) (Look out) (How 'bout a little new organ for you all right now) (Whoo-oo-ee, let me tell yall, I sure feel good) Now, I could figure out how to conquer outer space Stop global warming and save the human race Balance up the budget and get us out of debt Have it all down pat without workin' up a sweat Tellin' you, man It's the least I can do, man Now that I'm a new man (That's what I am, Yea-hu-huh) An' you can do it too, man Have a new point of view, man And you can be a new man (Yes you can) (Now wait just a minute There's one more thing I want'a say before I go) Why don't we stop this fightin' and try a little peace It's a big waste of time don't you think it ought'a cease We could talk to each other and try to get along If we help one another how can we go wrong I'm tellin' you, man That a new point of view can Be the birth of a new man (Yes it can) Now if you wonder who can The answer is you, man You can be a new man (Yes you can) So If you're feelin' blue, man Just find a dream to persue, man And you can be a new man (Don't you know you can) You can be a new man Acting like a new man Livin' like a new man Feelin' like a new man I want'a tell you that you can Be a new man