Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Ricky Nelson
Canonical path: /ricky-nelson/mad-mad-world
Related lyric paths: 6
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Mad Mad World
Read Mad Mad World lyrics by Ricky Nelson on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Mad Mad World
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Everybody's runnin' in a mad, mad world
But nobody's goin' nowhere
Everybody's gotta have more than the others
Gotta have more than their share.
Ever since the devil tempted woman with an apple
We've all had a burden to bare
Now the world keeps turnin' and things are gettin' faster
Nobody's goin' nowhere.
They say the grass is greener on the other side
When they cross over they find
Everybody's searchin' like you and me
Tryin' to find peace of mind.
See that little boy fishin' on the river
If I could just be like him
I'd close my eyes and let the mad world go by
If only I could be like him.
See that little boy fishin' on the river
If I could just be like him
I'd close my eyes and let the mad world go by
If only I could be like him.
I'd close my eyes and let the mad world go by
If only I could be like him...
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Ricky Nelson performs "Mad Mad World", and this lyric page sits inside the Ricky Nelson catalog on LyroVerse.
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