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 live
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 of jackanory
the end to this unusual story
is a breath upon a window pane so come on
step out of the rain
though 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