Down by the seaside
See the boats go sailin'
Can the people hear, oh
What the little fish are sayin'
Oh, oh, the people turned away
Oh, the people turned away
Down in the city streets
See all the folk go racin', racin'
No time left, no-no
To pass the time of day
Hey, hey, yeah, the people turned away
The people turned away
So far away, so far away
See how they run, see how they run,
See how they run, see how they run
Run-run, run-run, run-run
Do you still do the twist
Do you find you remember things that well
I wanna tell you
Some folk twistin' every day
Though sometimes it's awful hard to tell
Ah-ha, ah-ha, ah-ha, oh
Out in the country
Hear the people singin'
Singin' 'bout their progress
Knowin' where they're goin'
Yeah, yeah
Oh, oh, oh, oh, the people turned away
Yes, the people turned away
Sing loud for the sunshine
Pray hard for the rain
And show your love for Lady Nature
And she will come back again
Yes she will, yes she will
Oh, oh, oh, the people turned away
The people turned away
Don't they know that they're goin'Yesterday was quite a day
I'm amazingly well
All my tears and worries
My lady can't you tell
But wait until my mind is scarred
I'm buyin'
Don't have to tell you my reasons lord
Don't have to show me your fingers god
Don't have to reason you'll dance all night
Don't have to measure your god all the time
Yesterday I beg you give my love a try
Oh c'mon with attitude and let it fly, yeah
Don't have to tell me your reasons lord
Don't have to tell me your fingers are mine
Don't have to let me go wandering
Don't have to let me go wandering