Everybody's runnin' in a mad, mad world Nobody's goin' nowhere Everybody's gotta have more than the others Gotta have more than their share Every since the day when with an apple We all had our friends to share Now the world keeps turnin' and things are gettin' faster Nobody's goin' no where They say the grass is greener on the other side When they they find Everybody's searchin' like you and me Try to find peace of mind I see that little boy fishing on the river If only I could be like him I close my eyes and let the mad world go by If only I could be like him I see that little boy fishing on the river If only I could be like him I close my eyes and let the mad world go by If only I could be like him I close my eyes and let the mad world go by If only I could be like him