Ab             Gb6   Db
Well the dawn was coming,
                     Ab             Gb6   Db
heard him ringing on my bell.
           Ab             Gb6   Db
He said, My name's the teacher,
         Ab             Gb   Db
that is what I call myself.
               Ab             Gb   Db
And I have a lesson
        Ab             Gb   Db
that I must impart to you.
         Ab             Gb   Db
It's an old expression
         Ab             Gb   Ab Cb
but I must insist it's true.

Db
Jump up, look around,
Fb            Db    Cb
find yourself some fun,
Db                          Fb   Db    Cb
no sense in sitting there hating everyone.
  Db                        Fb   Db    Cb
No man's an island and his castle isn't home,
Db                               Fb        Bb7
the nest is full of nothing when the bird has flown,.''

(rest the same)
So I took a journey,
threw my world into the sea.
With me went the teacher
who found fun instead of me.

Hey man, what's the plan, what was that you said?
Sun-tanned, drink in hand, lying there in bed.
I try to socialize but I can't seem to find
what I was looking for, got something on my mind.

Then the teacher told me
it had been a lot of fun.
Thanked me for his ticket
and all that I had done.

Hey man, what's the plan, what was that you said?
Sun-tanned, drink in hand, lying there in bed.
I try to socialize but I can't seem to find
what I was looking for, got something on my mind.
 

words and music by  IAN ANDERSON