Neil Sedaka - Standing On The Inside lyrics

Standing on the outside looking in
You know it's been a long time
Don't know where to begin
So much I wanna say so much I wanna do
Friends are telling me
It's time that you broke through

I've been through the hard times
Of searching soul
You know it's been a hard climb
From rock and roll now I feel a need in me
So hard to explain
Now I've seen the joy and light
And I wanna remain standing on the inside
I finally broke that line
Ring around the circle
Don't you know that it feels so fine
Every waking moment I just
Wanna sing the news
That I'm standing on the inside
I kicked away them blues

All the phoney faces stand in line
All the backslappers know my name this time
Now that I've turned the lock

Now that I've opened the door
I won't be on the outside, no anymore

Standing on the inside
I finally broke that line
Ring around the circle
Don't you know that it feels so fine
Every waking moment I just
Wanna sing the news
That I'm standing on the inside
I pushed away them blues
Now that I've turned the lock

Now that I've opened the door
I won't be on the outside, no anymore

Standing on the inside
I finally broke that line
Ring around the circle
Don't you know that it feels so fine
Every waking moment I just
Wanna sing the news
That I'm standing on the inside
I kicked away them blues

Standing on the inside
(standing on the inside)
Standing on the inside
(standing on the inside)
I kicked, I kicked, I kicked, I kicked
(standing on the inside)
Standing on the inside
(standing on the inside)
Standing on the inside
(standing on the inside)
I kicked, I kicked, I kicked, I kicked
(standing on the inside)
Standing on the inside
(standing on the inside)
Standing on the inside
(standing on the inside) i'm on the inside
Standing on the inside
I kicked, I kicked, I kicked, I kicked
Babe, baby, yeah