Neil Sedaka Standing on the Inside lyrics

Standin' on the outside, lookin' in
You know it's been a long time, I don't know where to begin
So much I wanna say, so much I wanna do
Friends are tellin' me, it's time that you broke through

I've been through the hard times, of searchin' soul
You know it's been a hard climb, from rock and roll
Now I feel a need in me, so hard to explain
Now I've seen the joy of light and I wanna remain

Standing on the inside, I finally broke that line
Ring around the circle, don't you know that it feels so fine
Every waking moment I just wanna sing the news
That I'm standin' on the inside, kicked away them blues

All the phoney faces, stand in line
All the backslappers know my name this time
Now that I've turned the lock, now that I've opened the door
I won't be on the outside, no, anymore

Standing on the inside, I finally broke that line
Ring around the circle, don't you know that it feels so fine

Every waking moment I just wanna sing the news
That I'm standin' on the inside, kicked away them blues

Now that I've turned the lock
Now that I've opened the door
I won't be on the outside, no, anymore

Sing it out
Standing on the inside, I finally broke that line
Ring around the circle, don't you know that it feels so fine
Every waking moment I just wanna sing the news
That I'm standin' on the inside, kicked away them blues

Standin' on the inside, standin' on the inside
(Standing on the inside, standing on the inside)
I kicked, I kicked, I kicked, I kicked
(Standing on the inside)
Standin' on the inside
(Standin')