He'd been trying to tell a story called weight of the world But he couldn't find out how the whole thing works All he needed was a reason Watched and waited but no reason came Kept on working on the weight of the world It started getting better until it got worse So he said goodbye I'm away now thanks and goodnight Tonight, tonight we'll go diving Tonight, tonight while we're alive We'll try I never figured on the weight of the world Sometimes, sometimes I wanna go gliding High enough not to care about sliding down But never figured on the weight of the world Started reading out the pages of the weight of the world So he climbed and climbed to be sure he could be heard When he opened up his heart Words blew away on a wind so hard Tonight, tonight we'll go diving Tonight, tonight while we're alive We'll try I never figured on the weight of the world Sometimes, sometimes I wanna go gliding High enough not to care about sliding down But never figured on the weight of the world ♪ Oh-ooh-ooh Oh-ooh-ooh-ooh Tonight, tonight we'll go diving Tonight, tonight while we're alive We'll try I never figured on the weight of the world Sometimes, sometimes I wanna go gliding High enough not to care about sliding down But never figured on the weight of the world But never figured on the weight of the world But never figured on the weight of the world