a friend I had once told me
such an unusual story
of a man who did breathe in,
but never did breathe out
this tale reminds me of you
though a different shade of blue
you cannot always take and never give
this is not how to live

you gotta breathe in and out
you gotta spread a little love all around

though I don't know this for sure
just another knock at my door
a sprinkling of an inkling underneath an apple tree
I'll tell you when I find out
and show you what it is to breathe out
a natural progression lesson messing up your mind

you gotta breathe in and out
you gotta spread a little love all around
you gotta breathe in and out
you gotta spread a little love all around

I feel in you, another way to be
I watch as you breathe over me, I'm breathing

like a tale on jackanory
the end to this unusual story
is a breath upon a window pane, so come on,
step out of the rain

though I'd like to think this were true
you've become a deeper shade of blue
in my eyes, this comes as no surprise,
you've nothing left to give... no

you gotta breathe in and out
you gotta spread a little love all around

repeat and fade