[Verse 1]
The world's a big and a lonesome place
You know it's rare to find a friendly face
Everybody got their tail to chase
Or some time that they plan to waste
Out lazing in the sun

[Verse 2]
I try to take some different road
Where I'm bound I can only hope
That it'll lead me through a foreign land
Where I can cool my heels under sacred sands
And reach out to the kingdom

[Chorus]
But that's easier said than done
Not to burn your tongue on the rising sun
It's easier said than done
You're gonna run-run-run for all of your life

[Verse 3]
Odyssey is just the fantasy
Of a lonely soul lost at sea
Don't you know many a rolling stone
Finds a ditch and dies alone
After they had their fun
[Chorus]
'Cause it's easier said than done
Not to burn your tongue on the rising sun
It's easier said than done
You're gonna run-run-run for all of your life

[Instrumental Interlude]

[Bridge]
Well, if you wanna play in a rock 'n' roll band (Sha-la-la)
You really better understand

[Chorus]
That it's easier said than done
Not to burn your tongue on the rising sun
It's easier said than done
You're gonna run-run-run
Run-run-run for all of your life