The Same the Whole World Over - Gilbert O'Sullivan

It looks the same the whole world over

Every year we get a little bit older

Writing that is on the wall

Is there to remind us all

Remember as a kid

How you couldn’t wait to be big

But now that you’ve done that

What you wouldn’t give

If only to go back

It’s the same the whole world over

Every year we get a little bit older

No matter what excuse you give

Hold on, just one life to live

Some don’t disapprove

They say there must be something that we can do

But you know as well as I

It’s the only thing money cannot buy

And I don’t think that one night

Got me all night back

Providing you to live for

There’s no reason to be sad

It’s the same the whole world over

Every year we get a little bit older

No matter what you say, no matter what you do

you know it’s gonna happen to you

Her eyes only once told me

Don’t go wasting time

What lies up ahead soon will be behind

I must say she’s right

It’s soon or is it dark, suddenly it’s light

I don’t think that one life got me

But having you live it to the full

There’s no reason to be sad

It’s the same the whole world over

Every year we get a little bit older

No matter what you say, no matter what you do

you know it’s gonna happen to you