How long (HOW LONG) can this go on? (GO
ON)
Everyday without you beside me
Drags on too long! (TOO LONG)
But I know (I KNOW) just what to do,
(WHAT TO DO)
Aw, lighten up, baby, now, we'll make
it through. (OOO OOO)
Baby, (BABY) tell me you love me! (LOVE
ME)
Say that you need me! (NEED ME)
Pretend that it's true. (OOO OOO)
And I'll try, (I'LL TRY) to give you
the loving, (OOO OOO)
That'll make all of the world's lies
turn back to truths.
You paint all the worries with a
serious brush,
Deny yourself the comfort of a warm,
human touch,
Hide yourself from pleasure like a
rabbit in its hutch,
I really think you think about it way
too much.
'Cause, baby, (BABY) it's really all
right. (ALL RIGHT)
There's never any reason, now, to stay
so uptight. (UPTIGHT)
Tomorrow's (TOMORROW'S) cares are never
done, (NEVER DONE)
And another day just like today will
never come. (OOO OOO)
Baby, (BABY) it's all right, baby,
(BABY)
Lighten up, baby; (BABY) It's all
right, baby, (BABY)
Lighten up, baby. (BABY) Lighten up,
baby... (BABY)......