Well, this happened to me I woke up from a dream
Where my world had been torn apart
And these horrible scenes well they followed me
And I laid in bed scared to start
I couldn't start my day till those visions faded
I remembered i was me
I gave my brain a shake, and then shouted "hey!"
Awake ain't such a bad place to me

But there have been so many times
I couldn't stand my life or understand my mind
Was pissed off all the time
Paralyzed inside
Now I get by with a little help from my friends
And I'm so glad of the circle I'm standing in

Hooray for me!
Hooray for everybody!
Hey!
Hip, hip hooray!

It didn't used to matter too much who was hanging around
Long as the band was good and the big was crowd
Now it's an arm around my neck
And I'm glad you're here, smile
And I'm so glad that you all made it here again
I love all the family and strangers I call my friends
I love to get around
I love to turn it up and get down
What do you think of that?
You wanna play rough?
Well, okay, let's go!

By and by we all get by
Living a little bit at a time

Hip!
Hip!
Hooray!