Where You Are

When you feel you've gone to hell in a hand basket
And the world in which you dwell's no paradise

I've some counsel I can give
You need but ask it
I'm so very glad to share this good advice
You've got to learn how not to be
Where you are
The more you face reality, the more you scar
So close your eyes and you'll become a movie star
Why must you stay where you are?
You've got to learn how not to see
What you've seen
The slice of hell you call your life
Is harsh and mean
So why not lie beside me on a movie screen
Why must you see what you've seen?
And if you find that you land in jail
A little fantasy will not fail
It's just as simple as ABC
Come up here, play with me, play with me!
You've got to learn how not to do
What you've done
The pistol shot can't kill if you unload the gun
So build a palace where you're the shah
And we'll embrace in that Shangri-La
If you run away, some matinee
From where you are

You've got to learn how not to be (You've got learn how not to be)
Where you are (Where you are)
The more you face reality, the more you scar (The more you face reality)
So close your eyes and you'll become a movie star (So close your eyes)
Why must you stay where you are? (Must you stay where you are?)

So why not lie beside me on a movie screen
Why must you see what you've seen?

And if you find that you land in jail
A little fantasy will not fail
It's just as simple as ABC

Come up here, play with me, play with me!

You've got to learn how not to do
What you've done
The pistol shot can't kill if you unload the gun

So build a palace where you're the shah
And we'll embrace in that Shangri-La
If you run away, some matinee
From where you are

And if you find that you land in jail
A little fantasy will not fail
It's just as simple as ABC
Come up here (Come up here)
Play with me! (Play with me)

Turn off the lights and turn on your mind
And I can promise you you will find
You will like my plan, my sweetest fan
My leading man
Anywhere you are