A friend I had once told me Such an unusual story Of a man who did breathe in, But never did breathe out This tale reminds me of you Though a different shade of blue You cannot always take and never give, This is not how to life You gotta breathe in and out You gotta spread a little love all around Though I don't know this for sure Just another knock at my door A sprinkling of an inkling underneath an apple tree I'll tell you when I find out And show you what it is to breathe out A natural progression lesson messing up your mind You gotta breathe in and out You gotta spread a little love all around You gotta breathe in and out You gotta spread a little love all around I feel in you, another way to be I watch as you breathe over me, I'm breathing Like a tale on Jackanory The end to this unusual story Is a breath upon a window pane, so come on, Step out of the rain Thought I'd like to think this were true You've become a deeper shade of blue In my eyes, this comes as no surprise, You've nothing left to give...no You gotta breathe in and out You gotta spread a little love all around You gotta breathe in and out You gotta spread a little love all around [Repeat and fade]