"Standing On The Inside" lyrics - NEIL SEDAKA

NEIL SEDAKA

"Standing On The Inside"

Standing on the outside
Looking in
You know it's been a long time
Don't know where to begin
So much I wanna say
So much I wanna do
Friends are telling me
It's time that you broke through

I've been through the hard times
Of searching soul
You know it's been a hard climb
From rock and roll
Now I feel a need in me
So hard to explain
Now I've seen the joy and light
And I wanna remain

Standing on the inside
I finally broke that line
Ring around the circle
Don't you know that it feels so fine
Every waking moment I just wanna sing the news
That I'm standing on the inside
I kicked away them blues

All the phoney faces
Stand in line
All the backslappers
Know my name this time
Now that I've turned the lock

Now that I've opened the door
I won't be on the outside, no
Anymore

Now that I've turned the lock

Now that I've opened the door
I won't be on the outside, no
Anymore

Standing on the inside (standing on the inside)
Standing on the inside (standing on the inside)
I kicked, I kicked, I kicked, I kicked (standing on the inside)
Standing on the inside (standing on the inside)
Standing on the inside (standing on the inside)
I kicked, I kicked, I kicked, I kicked (standing on the inside)
Standing on the inside (standing on the inside)
Standing on the inside (standing on the inside)
I'm on the inside
Standing on the inside
I kicked, I kicked, I kicked, I kicked
Babe, baby, yeah

The Tra-La Days Are Over (1973)