Feel The Benefit
Composer(s): Graham Gouldman; Eric Stewart
Performer(s): 10 cc



You went out on the street without your shoes on 
You didn't listen to what your momma said 
She said you won't feel the benefit, won't feel the benefit 
And if we all went out without our shoes on 
Tell me where would we be, where would we be 

If all the people in the world lost their reason 
What would we see, where would we be 
If all the entertainers in the world lost their music 
What would they play, what could they say 
To pacify the crowd, to justify themselves 
Won't feel the benefit 

You're like a cloud behind the sun 
Like the face behind the clown 
You're moving like the wrinkles in a frown 
And you can never look back 
A leaf that's borne upon the wind 
A cardboard suitcase in your hand 
The wanderer soon returns 
And finds the colour of the grass is just the same 
On the other side of the tracks, oh no 

A Latin Break

Ooh when you smile it's like a holiday 
Ooh pack your bags and we can get away 
We'll float on a Queen down to Rio 
There's no need to shave 
We'll be stinking like rum in a punch 

You can walk on the water 
You can dabble in the mumbo jumbo 
You can smoke a little ganja 
Float like a cloud over Rio, Rio 
You can ride with the Gauchos 
Swinging your bolas in a red bandana 
You can run with the devil 
Taking your chances with Señorita 

You can drink a lot of coffee in Brazil 
But the bill is gonna make you ill 

Feel The Benefit

So, you can go out on the street and take your chances 
But if you do, you better do it right 
Or you won't feel the benefit, won't feel the benefit 
Spin the wheel and take your chances 
And your number might come up 
Though the odds may be in favour of the house 

If all the people in the world would say together 
We're all black and white, we're all day and night 
If all the people in the world could sing together 
How would it sound, what would we feel 

We'd all feel the benefit