Under The Influence - Cliff Richard

Somebody told me «don't brainwash the child»

I’ve got to admit that I stole a quick smile

Because no one’s in a vacuum, no one is free

We’ve gotta teach them something, show them some way to be

'Cos we’re under the influence, under the influence

You can try to deny it and call it a lie

But we’re under the influence, under the influence

Under the influence of somebody all of the time

Ayatollah Khomeini and I atold you that

But if you follow heroes they’re gonna leave you flat

Analyse their motives, be careful what they say

Even Mohammed Ali has only feet of clay

'Cos we’re under the influence, under the influence

You can try to deny it and call it a lie

But we’re under the influence, under the influence

Under the influence of somebody all of the time

You can choose who leads you forward

Choose who leads you back

You can choose to follow feelings

Choose to follow fact

You can choose the open highway

Or choose the narrow track

You can sing «I did it my way»

You can say «I'm all right Jack»

'Cos we’re under the influence, under the influence

You can try to deny it and call it a lie

But we’re under the influence, under the influence

Under the influence of somebody all of the time

Karl Marx and Harpo were singing in the dark

Freud tried to harmonize, he was wide of the mark

Voices swelled the chorus, said we’re here by chance

A twentieth-century symphony, a nightmare of a dance

But we’re under the influence, under the influence

You can try to deny it and call it a lie

But we’re under the influence, under the influence

Under the influence of somebody all of the time

Yes we’re under the influence of somebody all of the time