I don't wanna be nobody's fool
And I don't wanna take no one to school
I just wanna pick somebody up
I don't wanna tell you how to live
I just wanna give what I have to give
Maybe it'll pick somebody up
Smiling faces, warm embraces
Lovers walking hand in hand
Revolution is no solution
To the tragedy of man, here's my plan
Hope I can, pick somebody up
Pick somebody up

Honey when you give your love to me
Together we can make some history
Maybe it'll pick somebody up
Go along and go along to sell my soul
That ain't a way this Papa rolls
And when you live it it'll pick somebody up

Take a stranger, out of danger
Help someone to understand
That revolution is no solution
To the tragedy of man, here's my plan
Hope I can, pick somebody up
Pick somebody up

When I'm happy, when I'm sad
When I'm surly and when I'm glad
When that sunshine turns to rain
And I just can't stand the pain
And I feel I'm going insane
'Til I get back home again

When I think I can't compete
And I just can't find the beat
When I'm old, when I'm young
When my final song is sung
I sure hope we have some fun
Spreading love to everyone
So before I tip my cup
I just wanna pick somebody up
Pick somebody up