Lyrics to
Feel The Benefit

This version of Feel The Benefit was released by 10Cc in 1977.

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You went out on the street without your shoes on
You didn’t listen what your momma said
She said you won’t feel the benefit, won’t feel the benefit
And if we all went out without our shoes on
Tell me where would we be, where would we be

If all the people in the world lost their reason
What would we see, where would we be
If all the entertainers in the world lost their music
What would they play, what could they say
To pacify the crowd, to justify themselves
Won’t feel the benefit

You’re like a cloud behind the sun
Like the face behind the clown
You’re moving like the wrinkles in a frown
And you can never look back
A leaf that’s borne upon the wind
A cardboard suitcase in your hand
The wanderer soon returns
And finds the colour of the grass is just the same
On the other side of the tracks, oh no

Ooh when you smile it’s like a holiday
Ooh pack your bags and we can get away
We’ll float on a Queen down to Rio
There’s no need to shave
We’ll be stinking like rum in a punch

You can walk on the water
You can dabble in the mumbo jumbo
You can smoke a little ganja
Float like a cloud over Rio, Rio
You can ride with the Gauchos
Swinging your bolas in a red bandana
You can run with the devil
Takin’ your chances with Senorita

You can drink a lot of coffee in Brazil
But the bill is gonna make you ill

FEEL THE BENEFIT

So, you can go out on the street and take your chances
But if you do, you better do it right
Or you won’t feel the benefit, won’t feel the benefit
Spin the wheel and take your chances
And your number might come up
Though the odds may be in favor of the house

If all the people in the world would say together
We’re all black and white, we’re all day and night
If all the people in the world could sing together
How would it sound, what would we feel

We’d all feel the benefit

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About Lyrics and Feel The Benefit by 10Cc

The lyrics for Feel The Benefit are defined as the words making up the song released by 10Cc in 1977. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Feel The Benefit have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only 10Cc and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

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