Down by the seaside
See the boats go sailin'
Can the people hear, oh
What the little fish are sayin'?
Oh, oh, people turned away
Ah, people turned away.
Down in the city streets
See all the folk go racin', racin'
No time left, no-no
To pass the time of day.
Yea-yea-yeah, ah,
People turned away
People turned away
So far away, so far away.
See how they run, see how they run,
See how they run, see how they run.
Do you still do the twist?
Do you find you remember things that well?
I wanna tell you
Some go twistin' every day
Though sometimes it's awful hard to tell
Ah-huh, ah-huh, ah-huh, oh.
Out in the country
Hear the people singin',
Singin' 'bout their progress,
Knowin' where they're goin'
Yeah, yeah.
Oh, oh, oh, oh, people turned away
Yeah, people turned away.
Sing loud for the sunshine,
Pray hard for the rain
And show your love for Lady Nature
And she will come back again
Yes, she will, yes, she will.
Oh, oh, oh, people turned away
The people turned away.