Leave the World Behind
Come on! Wake up!
It's time to go
Up where the eagles fly
Where we can feel
The four winds blow
And watch the clouds roll by
When your earthly cares are a grind
And you're left with no peace of mind
Things work out, you're sure to find
When you leave the world (when you leave the world)
Behind, behind
Come on and wake up, we're flying
The feeling's electrifying
Up where the eagles
Just take a breath, it's death-defying
Just feel the four breezes blowing
No need to know where you're going
Watching the clouds roll
Bye-bye, don't fret, it's better knowing
When your earthly cares are a grind
And you're still left with no peace of mind
That things will work out, you're sure to find
Up here looking down on all mankind
Here where the air is so refined
When you leave the world
Climb aboard, Rita, come on, climb aboard!
Leave that dreary, weepy, weary
Bleary, teary world behind
Behind
Hang on
Just hang on
Hold on Rita, hold on!
Grab my hand!
Don't look down! Come on, Rita
Hold on! I got you!
Come on! (Come on!) Wake up! (Wake up!)
It's time (it's time) to go (to go)
Up where the eagles fly (up with the eagles)
Where we (where we) can feel (can feel)
The four winds blow (the four winds blow)
And watch the clouds roll by (and watch the clouds roll by)
Yes, watch the clouds roll gently, gently by
When your earthly cares are a grind
And you're left with no peace of mind
Fly and leave the world behind
Climb aboard and leave the world behind
It's time to go
Up where the eagles fly
Where we can feel
The four winds blow
And watch the clouds roll by
When your earthly cares are a grind
And you're left with no peace of mind
Things work out, you're sure to find
When you leave the world (when you leave the world)
Behind, behind
Come on and wake up, we're flying
The feeling's electrifying
Up where the eagles
Just take a breath, it's death-defying
Just feel the four breezes blowing
No need to know where you're going
Watching the clouds roll
Bye-bye, don't fret, it's better knowing
When your earthly cares are a grind
And you're still left with no peace of mind
That things will work out, you're sure to find
Up here looking down on all mankind
Here where the air is so refined
When you leave the world
Climb aboard, Rita, come on, climb aboard!
Leave that dreary, weepy, weary
Bleary, teary world behind
Behind
Hang on
Just hang on
Hold on Rita, hold on!
Grab my hand!
Don't look down! Come on, Rita
Hold on! I got you!
Come on! (Come on!) Wake up! (Wake up!)
It's time (it's time) to go (to go)
Up where the eagles fly (up with the eagles)
Where we (where we) can feel (can feel)
The four winds blow (the four winds blow)
And watch the clouds roll by (and watch the clouds roll by)
Yes, watch the clouds roll gently, gently by
When your earthly cares are a grind
And you're left with no peace of mind
Fly and leave the world behind
Climb aboard and leave the world behind
Credits
Writer(s): John Kander, Fred Ebb
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