I don't wanna be nobody's fool 
And I don't wanna take no one to school 
I just wanna pick somebody up 
I don't wanna tell you how I live 
I just wanna give what I have to give 
Maybe it'll pick somebody up 

Smiling faces, warm embraces 
Love is walking hand in hand 
Revolution is no solution 
To the tragedy of men, here's my plan 
Hope I can: pick somebody up 
Pick somebody up 

Honey when you give your love to me 
Together we can make some history 
Maybe it'll pick somebody up 
Go along and get along and sell my soul 
That'a ain't a way this pappa rolls 
When a little ? picks somebody up 

Take a stranger, out of danger 
Help someone to understand 
That revolution is no solution 
To the tragedy of men, here's my plan 
Hope I can: pick somebody up 
Pick somebody up 

Why do you do it, why do you do it 
Why do you do it, why do you do it 

Some people ask me: why are you're doing this thing  [bad word] you're playing music for people 
Getting up early in the morning just to catch a plane, a bus or a train 
Going insane, fanning a flame, so then why- 
Is it for love? Is it for self-expression? 
Is it [bad word] depression? Is it to make people happy? 
I mean, I love it 
I can hear it 
I can listen when somebody smiles at me 

When I'm happy, when I'm sad 
When I'm surly, and when I'm glad 
When that sunshine turns to rain 
And I just can't stand the pain 
And I feel I'm going insane 
Till I get back home again 

When I think I [bad word] 
And I just can't find the beat 
When I'm old, when I'm young 
When my final saw this song 
I shall hope we have some fun 
Spreading love to everyone 
So before I tip my cup 
I just wanna pick somebody up 
Pick somebody up 
Pick somebody up 
Pick somebody up 
Pick somebody up 
Pick somebody up