I Was Walkin'

Richard Starkey, Mark Hudson and Dean Grakal
© Startling Music Ltd/MCA Music/Beef Puppet Music/Irving Music (Birdie of My Life Music)

I WAS WALKIN', I WAS TALKIN',
I WAS TALKIN' TO MYSELF LAST NIGHT.
I WAS DANCIN', YEAH, I WAS DANCIN',
I WAS DANCIN' BY MYSELF LAST NIGHT.

MY OCCUPATION IS SYNCOPATION
AND WHEN I HIT ["play 'em" on VH1] 'EM, WELL, IT SAVES MY LIFE, HEY!.
I'VE BEEN A SINNER, I'VE BEEN A WINNER,
MY LIFE IS BETTER THAN A ROLL OF DICE.

EV'RYBODY'S MOVIN', EV'RYBODY'S GROOVIN',
GOIN' THRU THE MOTIONS 'CAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOIN'.
LOOK INTO THE MIRROR, YOU'RE THE SOLUTION,
INNER PEACE AND LOVE IS THE ONLY REVOLUTION.

I LOOK A MIRROR, (I look a mirror) I LOOK A MIRROR, (I look a mirror)
I LOOK A MIRROR AND I'M LOOKIN' ALRIGHT.
I NEVER WORRY, (I never worry) I NEVER HURRY, (I never hurry)
I'M JUST LIVIN' AND I'M DOIN' ALRIGHT.

EV'RYBODY'S MOVIN', EV'RYBODY'S GROOVIN',
HAVING SO MUCH FUN 'CAUSE WE'RE HAPPY WHAT WE'RE DOIN'.
LOOK INTO THE MIRROR, YOU'RE THE SOLUTION,
INNER PEACE AND LOVE IS THE ONLY REVOLUTION.

I WAS DREAMIN', I WAS TALKIN',
I WAS TALKIN' IN MY SLEEP LAST NIGHT.

EV'RYBODY'S MOVIN', EV'RYBODY'S GROOVIN',
HAVING SO MUCH FUN 'CAUSE WE'RE HAPPY WHAT WE'RE DOIN'.
LOOK INTO THE MIRROR, YOU'RE THE SOLUTION,
INNER PEACE AND LOVE IS THE ONLY REVOLUTION.

[last verse for Vertical Man]
I WAS LOOKIN', (I was lookin') I WAS COOKIN', (I was cookin)
I WAS COOKIN' BY MYSELF LAST NIGHT.
I WAS DANCIN', (I was dancin') I WAS DANCIN', (I was dancin')
I WAS DANCIN' BY MYSELF LAST NIGHT.
YES!
I WAS WALKIN', (I was walkin') YEAH, I WAS WALKIN', (I was walkin')
I WAS WALKIN' BY MYSELF LAST NIGHT.

[last verse for VH1]
I WAS WALKIN', (I was walkin') I WAS WALKIN', (I was walkin')
I WAS WALKIN' BY MYSELF LAST NIGHT.
I WAS COOKIN', (I was cookin') I WAS COOKIN', (he was cookin')
I WAS COOKIN' BY MYSELF LAST NIGHT. (yeah!)
(I was walkin') YEAH! YEAH! (I was walkin') YEAH, YEAH!
(I was walkin' by myself last night)