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 i live i just wanna give what i have to give maybe it ll pick somebody up smiling faces warm embraces love is walking hand in hand revolution is no solution to the tragedy of men 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 get along and sell my soul that a ain t a way this pappa rolls when a little picks somebody up take a stranger out of danger help someone to understand that revolution is no solution to the tragedy of men here s my plan hope i can pick somebody up pick somebody up why do you do it why do you do it why do you do it why do you do it some people ask me why are you re doing this thing how come you re playing music for people getting up early in the morning just to catch a plane a bus or a train going insane fanning a flame so then why is it for love is it for self expression is it to combat depression is it to make people happy i mean i love it i can hear it i can listen when somebody smiles at me 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 till 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 saw this song i shall hope we have some fun spreading love to everyone so before i tip my cup i just wanna pick somebody up pick somebody up pick somebody up pick somebody up pick somebody up pick somebody up