Standin' on the outside, lookin' in

You know it's been a long time, I don't know where to begin

So much I wanna say-ay, so much I wanna do-oo

Friends are tellin' me, it's time that you broke through



I've been through the hard times, of searchin' soul

You know it's been a hard climb, from rock'n'roll

Now I feel a need in me, so har-ard to explai-ai-ai-ain

Now I've seen the joy of light and I wanna remai-ai-ain



Standing on the insi-ide, I finally broke that line

Ring around the circle-le, don't you know that it feels so fi-i-ine

Every waking moment I just wanna sing the new-ews

That I'm standin' on the inside, kicked away them blues



All the phoney fa-aces, stand in line

All the backsla-appers know my name this time

Now that I've turned the lo-ock

Now that I've opened the door-oor

I won't be on the outside, no, anymore-ore-ore-ore



Standing on the insi-ide, I finally broke that line

Ring around the circle-le, don't you know that it feels so fine

Every waking moment I just wanna sing the new-ews

That I'm standin' on the inside, kicked away them blues



Now that I've turned the lock

Now that I've opened the door-oor-oor-oor

I won't be on the outside, no, anymore



Sing it out

Standing on the insi-ide, I finally broke that line

Ring around the circle-le, don't you know that it feels so fine

Every waking moment I just wanna sing the new-ews

That I'm standin' on the inside, kicked away them blues



Standin' on the inside (standing on the inside)

Standin' on the i-insi-ide (standing on the inside)

I kicked, I kicked, I kicked, I kicked (standing on the inside)

Sta-andin' on the inside (standin