Every day's a new day

That's what I've been told

Try to hold your head high

The world runs hot and cold



It's hard to follow footprints

in the shifting sand

Another thirsty rider

Behind the caravan



You had no idea

just what was waiting out there

You never thought you'd carry the weight

of the world

On your pretty blond hair



This ain't no Shangri-La

To you, no Shangri-La

This ain't no Shangri-La

Nobody knows no Shangri-La



Hey! There's a whole lotta people

wonderin' who you are

They think you walk without a care in the world

But they've been wrong so far



This ain't no Shangri-La

To you, no Shangri-La

This ain't no Shangri-La

Nobody knows no Shangri-La



No one can decide

What we all must outrun

Who's gonna carry the weight of the world

Until we learn to stop

and do what must be done?



This ain't no Shangri-La

To you, no Shangri-La

This ain't no Shangri-La

Nobody Knows no Shangri-La



Written by Danny Kortchmar, Steve Jordan and Don Henley



Danny Kortchmar--guitar and keyboards

Steve Jordan--wah-wah guitar and drums

Pino Palladino--bass

Jai Winding--additional keyboard

Jim Keltner--additional percussion

Don Henley--three-part harmony gospel licks

Take 6, Don Henley, Ivan Neville, Steve Jordan, Charlie

Drayden--background harmony vocals

(c) 1989 Cass County Music/Kortchmar Music ASCAP/Risque Situe

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