Weird World
(John Ondrasik)
EMI Blackwood Music, Inc./Five For Fighting Music (BMI)/EMI April Music, Inc./Sniff It Music (ASCAP)
Produced by Gregg Wattenberg
Executive Producer: John Ondrasik
Recorded by Brian Schueble, Pablo Munguia and Gregg Wattenberg at Avatar Studios, NYC and Conway Studios, Hollywood, CA
Pro Tools Engineer: Brian Montgomery
Assisted by Ross Petersen and Seth Waldman
Mixed by Chris Lord-Alge at Image Recording, Hollywood, CA
Assisted by Keith Armstrong
Drums: Shawn Pelton
Bass: Jerry Barnes
Guitars & Programming: Gregg Wattenberg
Strings Arranged and Sequenced by Paul Buckmaster and Gregg Wattenberg
John Ondrasik appears courtesy of Columbia/Aware Records
Digital Editing by Chris Haggerty at Battery Studios, NYC
Lyrics
[Intro]
Weird world, weird world
Hey hey hey
[Verse 1]
There is reason for looking up
But I'm feeling down
You see I've got to catch a plane
Won't buy a ticket
'Cause it's hard to just stop
When you're spinning around
[Chorus]
It's a weird world
Don't you know it?
It's a weird world
And it won't slow down
It's a weird world
No matter how you roll it
Hey hey hey
Sweet baby
There's a way
To stand up and fight it
Hey hey hey
Never give up and don't let it
Wear out your love
[Interlude]
It's a weird world, yeah
[Verse 2]
Send a message
To a G.I. in the desert
Said, "thank you man
For bringing another dawn"
Back here it's her and me
And we're having our first baby
He's out there taking them on
[Chorus]
It's a weird world
And I know you know it
It's a weird world
And it won't slow down
It's a weird world
No matter how you roll it
Hey hey hey
Sweet baby
There's a way
To stand up and fight it
Hey hey hey
Never give up and don't let it
Wear out (your love)
[Bridge]
I'm closing my eyes
But I'm starting to see
While he's looking at you
She was looking at me
The only thing it does
Is just keep me away from you
Sure, part of this place
Would cheer if I die
But don't let it take away
Your beautiful smile
Take away your beautiful smile
Take away your beautiful smile
[Chorus]
Hey hey hey
Sweet baby
There's a way
To stand up and fight it
(Hey hey hey!)
Hey hey hey
Sweet baby
There's a way
For you to decide it
Hey hey hey
Never give up and don't let it
Wear out your love!
[Outro]
Hey hey hey
It's a weird world
Don't you know it?
Hey hey hey
It's a weird world
Don't you know it?
Hey hey hey
It's a weird world
Don't you know it?
Hey hey hey