Standing On The Inside

Standin' on the outside

Lookin' in

You know it's been a long time,

Don't know where to begin

So much I want to say,

so much I want to do,

Friends are tellin' me

It's time that you broke through.

I've been through the hard times

Of searchin' souls,

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 want to remain.

Standin' 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 want to sing the news

That I'm standin' on the inside,

I kicked away them blues.

All the phony faces

Stand in line.

All the back-slappers

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,

not anymore, not any more.

Standin' 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 want to sing the news

That I'm standin' on the inside,

I pushed away them blues.

Now that I've turned the lock,

now that I've opened the door,

I won't be on the outside, not anymore.

Standin' 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 standin' on the inside,

I kicked away them blues.

Standin' on the inside,

Standin' on the inside,

I kicked, kicked, kicked it,

Standin' on the inside,

Standin' on the inside,

I kicked, kicked