Wednesday, October 1, 2008

the world is a circle



As a child I loved this song - I remember it accompanying an animation of a spinning globe? - but I couldn't find that online, so I chose this video (Burt Bacharach here is a bit cornball for my taste, but he's a great song-writer - fast forward to 1:53).

Lyrics by Hal David:
The world is a circle without a beginning,
And nobody knows where it really ends.
Everything depends on where you
Are in the cirle that never begins.
Nobody knows where the circle ends.
(chorus)
La la la,
La la la la la la.
And just because you think you're small,
That doesn't mean that you're small at all.
And just the way a tiny branch is like a tree to a twig,
To someone else you are big.
The world is a circle without a beginning,
And nobody knows where it really ends.
Woooa!
Everything depends on where you
Are in the cirle that's spinning around.
Half of the time we are upside down.
(chorus)
And just because they say you're weak,
That doesn't mean you've a weak physique.
And even if they're partly right,
At least they're partially wrong.
To someone else you are strong.
(chorus)
And just because they say you're slow,
That doesn't mean that you're slow, you know.
And even if you're never first,
Compared to someone who's last,
They're sure to think you are fast.
The world is a circle without a beginning,
And nobody knows where it really ends.
Woooa!
Everything depends on where you
Are in the circle that never begins.
Nobody knows where the circle ends.
La la, etc.
The world is a circle that never begins.
Nobody knows where the circle ends.