From the cradle to the grave Happiness is what we're searching for But in fact all we gain Is an endless chain of pain Oh why, why don't we realize Throughout your lives you shed more tears Than there's water in the four oceans In all those years your only chance Is your faith, your love and devotion Oh why, why don't we realize On and on, right or wrong The big wheel of life keeps on turning What we do here and now Will bear fruit in lives to come Oh lord if only we came to see that Just open your eyes and see What's going on And take the first step to be Light and free As free as you hoped to be