Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun Shine on you crazy diamond Now there's a look in your eyes, like black holes in the sky Shine on you crazy diamond You were caught on the crossfire of childhood and stardom Blown on the steel breeze
Come on you target for faraway laughter Come on you stranger, you legend, you martyr, and shine
You reached for the secret too soon, you cried for the moon Shine on you crazy diamond Threatened by shadows at night, and exposed in the light Shine on you crazy diamond Well you wore out your welcome with random precision Rode on the steel breeze
Come on you raver, you seer of visions Come on you painter, you piper, you prisoner, and shine
Zoom [Verse 1] I may be just a foolish dreamer But I don't care 'Cause I know my happiness is waiting out there somewhere I'm searching for that silver lining Horizons that I've never seen Oh, I'd like to take just a moment and dream my dream Ohhh, dream my dream
[Chorus] Oh, oh, Zoom I'd like to fly far away from here Where my mind, oh Lord, is fresh and clear And I'd find the love that I long to see Where everybody can be what they wanna be
[Verse 2] Oh, I'd like the greet the sun each morning And walk amongst the stars at night I'd like to know the taste of honey in my life, in my life Well, I've shared so many pains And I've played so many games Oh, but everyone finds the right way Somehow...somewhere...someday
[Chorus] Oh, Zoom I'd like to fly far away from here Where my mind can be fresh and clear And I'll find the love that I long to see People can be what they wanna be
[Verse 3] Ohh, oh, I wish the world were truly happy Living as one I wish the word they call freedom someday would come Someday would come
[Chorus] Oh, Zoom I'd like to fly far away from here Where my mind can be fresh and clear And I'd find the love that I long to see Everybody can be what they wanna be Hey hey, hey hey, hey baby
[Outro: Commodores + (Lionel Richie)] Zoom zoom, I'd like to fly away (Well, I'd like to fly away) Zoom zoom (Well, I'd like to fly away) Zoom (Zoom, baby) I'd like to fly away (Well, I'd like to fly away) Zoom zoom (Well, I'd like to fly away) Zoom (Zoom, baby) I'd like to fly away (Well, I'd like to fly away) Zoom zoom (Well, I'd like to fly away) Zoom (Zoom, baby) Zoom (I...) Zoom zoom Zoom (You and me, baby, walking free) (Don't you wanna go?) Zoom zoom (Don't you wanna go?) Zoom (Baby, baby, baby, baby...) Zoom zoom (Girl...) Zoom (Don't you wanna go? Don't you wanna go? Hey...) (Don't you wanna go? Don't you wanna go? Hey...) (Don't you wanna go? Don't you wanna go? Hey...) (Don't you wanna go? Hey...ooh...baby, baby, baby, baby...)
Welcome to your life There's no turning back Even while we sleep We will find you
Acting on your best behaviour Turn your back on mother nature Everybody wants to rule the world
It's my own design It's my own remorse Help me to decide Help me make the most
Of freedom and of pleasure Nothing ever lasts forever Everybody wants to rule the world
There's a room where the light won't find you Holding hands while the walls come tumbling down When they do I'll be right behind you
So glad we've almost made it So sad they had to fade it Everybody wants to rule the world
I can't stand this indecision Married with a lack of vision Everybody wants to rule the world Say that you'll never never never never need it One headline why believe it? Everybody wants to rule the world
All for freedom and for pleasure Nothing ever lasts forever Everybody wants to rule the world