Not While I’m Around / Now You Know

Lyrics

[Part I: Not While I'm Around] [Verse 1] Nothing's gonna harm you Not while I'm around Nothing's gonna harm you No, sir Not while I'm around Demons are prowling Everywhere Nowadays I'll send 'em howling I don't care— I got ways [Verse 2] No one's gonna hurt you No one's gonna dare Others can desert you— Not to worry Whistle, I'll be there Demons'll charm you With a smile For a while But in time Nothing's gonna harm you Not while I'm Around [Interlude] Well, that song worked its magic when Nicholas was little But now he's thirty-one years old and six foot three He still comes to me for comfort But now the song has changed [Part II: Now You Know] [Verse 3] Now you know Life is crummy Well, now you know I mean, big surprise People love you and tell you lies Bricks can tumble from clear blue skies Put your dimple down Now you know [Verse 4] Okay, there you go— Learn to live with it Now you know It's called flowers wilt It's called apples rot It's called thieves get rich and saints get shot It's called God don't answer prayers a lot Okay, now you know [Bridge] Okay, now you know Now forget it Don't fall apart at the seams It's called letting go your illusions And don't confuse them with dreams Yes sir, quite a blow Don't regret it And don't let's go to extremes It's called what's your choice? It's called count to ten It's called burn your bridges, start again You should burn them every now and then Or you'll never grow! [Verse 5] Because now you grow That's the killer is Now you grow You're right, nothing's fair And it's all a plot And tomorrow doesn't look too hot— So you better look at what you've got And enjoy the show Okay, now you know Now you know [Bridge] Just go with the flow Then forget it Don't fall apart at the seams It's called letting go your illusions And don't confuse them with dreams When the going's slow Don't regret it And don't let's go to extremes I mean, socks have holes I mean, roads have bumps They make meatheads champs and nice guys chumps I mean, even Cream of Wheat has lumps! Gotta let it go [Verse 6] Because now you grow That's the killer is Now you grow You're right, nothing's fair And it's all a plot And tomorrow doesn't look too hot— Right, you better look at what you've got Over here, hello? Okay, now you know [Outro] Now you know it Now you know it Now you know Right?