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 Yeah, yeah, yeah I watch as you breathe over me Yeah, yeah, yeah, 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, yeah yeah Thought 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 You gotta breathe in and out You gotta spread a little love all around Breathe in and out Spread a little love Breathe in and out You gotta breathe in and out You gotta breathe