The empty page before me now, the pen is in my hand The words don't come so easy but I'm trying I'm searching for a melody or some forgotten line They can slip away from us so quickly Don't be unkind I'm not complaining I only feel it needs explaining And though I've said it all before I'll say it once again Everyone needs something to believe in So turn around, turn around it's on the other side Feel the sound, feel the sound, it's coming from deep inside It will fill you with emotion, if you let it be your guide So turn around, turn around, it's on the other side I'm waiting for the day to end another to begin Somehow I've forgotten what it stood for I look into your face and see the searching in your eyes I will be your servant till the end The music plays and for a moment I feel That all these days are so fulfilling And though I've said it all before I'll say it once again Everyone needs something to believe in So turn around, turn around it's on the other side Feel the sound, feel the sound, it's coming from deep inside It will fill you with emotion, if you let it be your guide So turn around, turn around, it's on the other side Desperation shows its ugly face in many ways No one can escape the times we live in The answers are so simple and we all know where to look But it's easier just to avoid the question And if I seem too inconclusive It's just because it's so elusive And though I've said it all before I'll say it once again Everyone needs something to believe in So turn around, turn around it's on the other side Feel the sound, feel the sound, it's coming from deep inside It will fill you with emotion, if you let it be your guide So turn around, turn around, it's on the other side

Na na na na... Over on the other side of the mountain There is that fountain, I've been searching for Searching for so long, so long That's where righteousness will always flow Togetherness will ever grow So we no want no pickpocket over there Say you can't run no rocket over there, oh no. An' say your hands and your heart got be clean To reach the other side of the mountain Say your hands and your heart got be clean To reach the other side of the mountain I an I shall be like sounding brass and tinkling cymbals With gifts of mysteries to remove mountains et cetera et cetera Music, flowers and children will be there That's where ev'ryone will get their equal share Say we nah want no warmongers over there No gossiper, no traitor will be there Say your hands and your heart got be clean To reach the other side of the mountain... I an I shall be like sounding brass and tinkling cymbals With gifts of mysteries to remove mountains et cetera et cetera...

Don't you disrespect me, little man Don't you derogate or deride You're in my world now Not your world And I got friends on the other side (He's got friends on the other side) That's an echo, gentlemen Just a little something we have here in Louisiana A little parlor trick, don't worry Sit down at my table Put your minds at ease If you relax it will enable me to do anything I please I can read your future I can change it 'round some, too I'll look deep into your heart and soul (You do have a soul, now don't you, Lawrence?) Make your wildest dreams come true I got voodoo, I got hoodoo I got things I ain't even tried And I got friends on the other side (He's got friends on the other side) The cards, the cards, the cards will tell The past, the present, and the future as well The cards, the cards, just take three Take a little trip into your future with me Now you, young man, are from across the sea You come from two long lines of royalty I'm a royal myself on my mother's side Your lifestyle's high But your funds are low You need to marry a lil' honey whose daddy got dough Mom and dad cut you off, huh playboy? Now y'all gotta get hitched, but hitchin' ties you down You just wanna be free Hop from place to place But freedom takes green It's the green, it's the green, it's the green you need And when I looked into your future It's the green that I see Now you little man, I don't wanna waste too much time You've been pushed around all your life You've been pushed around by your mother By your sister and your brother And if you were married You'd be pushed around by your wife But in your future, the you I see Is exactly the man you've always wanted to be Shake my hand Come on boys Won't you shake a poor sinner's hand? Yes Are you ready? (Are you ready?) Are you ready? Keep up, boys Transformation central (Transformation central) Reformation central (Reformation central) Transmogrification central Can you feel it? You're changin', you're changin', you're changin', all right! I hope you're satisfied But if you ain't Don't blame me You can blame my friends on the other side (You got what you wanted) (But you lost what you had)