Seems things turned out a little rough on good old Lenny Johnson
 He didn't qualify to put his feet up on the moon
 He never won a medal and [bad word] no fancy mansion
 He's been a mess and always outside looking in

 The world is bigger than a cake, said good old Lenny Johnson
 He never jumped up on a bus and went away
 The girls all seem to look right through the poor old Lenny Johnson
 He wasn't handsome and his mind just went astray

 There's no promotion waiting for a man like Lenny Johnson
 No invitation wedding in his mailbox anytime
 His life is just a kill of time without a real sensation
 One of those lonely people, silently in line

 The world is bigger than a cake said good old Lenny Johnson
 He never jumped up on a bus and went away
 The girls all seem to look right through the poor old Lenny Johnson
 He wasn't handsome and his mind just went astray

 The world is bigger than a cake said good old Lenny Johnson
 He never jumped up on a bus and went away
 The world is bigger than my heart said good old Lenny Johnson
 He never jumped up on a bus and went away
 The girls all seem to look right through all that is Lenny Johnson
 He wasn't handsome and his mind just went astray

 Nothing's waiting for Johnson's Lenny
 He's just a boy, like so many
 Others, sisters and brothers, mothers and fathers

 Nothing's waiting for Johnson's Lenny
 He's just a boy, like so many
 Others, sisters and brothers, mothers and fathers

 After all, maybe Lenny went around the world
 On a bus or a plane
 Never said goodbye