[Verse 1]
When you're staring straight into a problem
And you don't know what to think about
You just have to move the voices aside
And just hope it goes will

[Pre-Chorus]
Doesn't have to be anything serious, anything real
Doesn't have to be about the people outside this world
Can be about the trees in the sky, or waterfalls that go up
About a sunrise or birds that talk

[Chorus]
Just play it by ear, play it by ear
Play it by ear, and listen to what you hear
Play it by ear, play it by ear
Play it by ear, play it by ear
And listen to what you hear

[Verse 2]
When you're trying to think of the right thing to say
And it sounds okay in the back of your brain
When you don't know which answer is right
So you guess just like the rest

[Pre-Chorus]
Doesn't have to be anything serious, anything real
Doesn't have to be about the people outside this world
Can be about the trees in the sky, or waterfalls that go up
About a sunrise or birds that talk

[Chorus]
Just play it by ear, play it by ear
Play it by ear, and listen to what you hear
Play it by ear, play it by ear
Play it by ear, play it by ear
And listen to what you hear

[Interlude]
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh
Oh-woah-oh-oh, oh-woah-oh-oh
Oh-woah-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh
Oh-woah-oh-oh, oh-woah-oh-oh
Oh-woah-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh

[Chorus]
Just play it by ear, play it by ear
Play it by ear, and listen to what you hear
Play it by ear, play it by ear
Play it by ear, play it by ear
And listen to what you hear
Listen to what you hear, oh
Just play it by ear, play it by ear
Play it by ear, and listen to what you hear
Play it by ear, play it by ear
Play it by ear, play it by ear
And listen to what you hear

[Outro]
Listen to what you hear
Listen to what you hear