He reuses the verse melody from the previous album's "Dirty Little Religion", the topics of the verses are all over the place, and he packs too many words into one line (goes to show...) and too few in another (it's pretty hard to find), and rhymes "Henley Regatta" with "Persona non grata", but gets away with it all as only he could.
Eu quero apenas olhar os campos
Eu quero apenas cantar meu canto
Eu só não quero cantar sozinho
Eu quero um coro de passarinhos
Quero levar o meu canto amigo
A qualquer amigo que precisar
Eu quero ter um milhão de amigos
E bem mais forte poder cantar.
Eu quero apenas um vento forte
Levar meu barco no rumo norte
E no caminho o que eu pescar
Quero dividir quando lá chegar
Quero levar o meu canto amigo
A qualquer amigo que precisar.
Eu quero ter um milhão de amigos
E bem mais forte poder cantar.
Eu quero crer na paz do futuro
Eu quero ter um quintal sem muro
Quero meu filho pisando firme
Cantando alto, sorrindo livre
Quero levar o meu canto amigo
A qualquer amigo que precisar.
Eu quero ter um milhão de amigos
E bem mais forte poder cantar.
Eu quero o amor decidindo a vida
Sentir a força da mão amiga
O meu irmão com um sorriso aberto
Se ele chorar quero estar por perto
Quero levar o meu canto amigo
A qualquer amigo que precisar.
Eu quero ter um milhão de amigos
E bem mais forte poder cantar.
Venha comigo olhar os campos
Cante comigo também meu canto
Eu só não quero cantar sozinho
Eu quero um coro de passarinhos
Quero levar o meu canto amigo a
Qualquer amigo que precisar.
Eu quero ter um milhão de amigos
E bem mais forte poder cantar.
Eu quero apenas cantar meu canto
Eu só não quero cantar sozinho
Eu quero um coro de passarinhos
Quero levar o meu canto amigo
A qualquer amigo que precisar
Eu quero ter um milhão de amigos
E bem mais forte poder cantar.
Eu quero apenas um vento forte
Levar meu barco no rumo norte
E no caminho o que eu pescar
Quero dividir quando lá chegar
Quero levar o meu canto amigo
A qualquer amigo que precisar.
Eu quero ter um milhão de amigos
E bem mais forte poder cantar.
Eu quero crer na paz do futuro
Eu quero ter um quintal sem muro
Quero meu filho pisando firme
Cantando alto, sorrindo livre
Quero levar o meu canto amigo
A qualquer amigo que precisar.
Eu quero ter um milhão de amigos
E bem mais forte poder cantar.
Eu quero o amor decidindo a vida
Sentir a força da mão amiga
O meu irmão com um sorriso aberto
Se ele chorar quero estar por perto
Quero levar o meu canto amigo
A qualquer amigo que precisar.
Eu quero ter um milhão de amigos
E bem mais forte poder cantar.
Venha comigo olhar os campos
Cante comigo também meu canto
Eu só não quero cantar sozinho
Eu quero um coro de passarinhos
Quero levar o meu canto amigo a
Qualquer amigo que precisar.
Eu quero ter um milhão de amigos
E bem mais forte poder cantar.
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