Released: January 9, 1984
Songwriter: John Lennon
Producer: John Lennon Yoko Ono
Un ... deux
Ein, zwei, hickle pickle
[Verse 1]
Say you're looking for a place to go
Where nobody knows your name
You're looking for oblivion
With one eye on the Hall of Fame
[Chorus]
I don't want to face it, oh no
I don't want to face it, no no no no
Well, I can dish it out
But I just can't take it
[Verse 2]
Say you're looking for some peace and love
Leader of a big old band
You want to save humanity
But it's people that you just can't stand
[Chorus]
I don't want to face it oh no
I don't want to face it no, no, no, no
Well, I can sing for my supper
But I just can't make it
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
Well, now you're looking for a world of truth
Trying to find a better way
The time has come to see yourself
You always look the other way
[Chorus]
I don't want to face it, no no
I don't want to face it, no no no no
Well, I can see the promised land
And I know I can make it
[Outro]
I don't want to face it, I know
I don't want to face it, oh no
I don't want to face it, oh no
I don't want to face it
Ow, I don't want to face it
I just can't face it no more
Every time I look in the mirror
I don't see anybody there, woo
Ein, zwei, hickle pickle
[Verse 1]
Say you're looking for a place to go
Where nobody knows your name
You're looking for oblivion
With one eye on the Hall of Fame
[Chorus]
I don't want to face it, oh no
I don't want to face it, no no no no
Well, I can dish it out
But I just can't take it
[Verse 2]
Say you're looking for some peace and love
Leader of a big old band
You want to save humanity
But it's people that you just can't stand
[Chorus]
I don't want to face it oh no
I don't want to face it no, no, no, no
Well, I can sing for my supper
But I just can't make it
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
Well, now you're looking for a world of truth
Trying to find a better way
The time has come to see yourself
You always look the other way
[Chorus]
I don't want to face it, no no
I don't want to face it, no no no no
Well, I can see the promised land
And I know I can make it
[Outro]
I don't want to face it, I know
I don't want to face it, oh no
I don't want to face it, oh no
I don't want to face it
Ow, I don't want to face it
I just can't face it no more
Every time I look in the mirror
I don't see anybody there, woo
Wonsaponatime: Selections from Lennon Anthology
- How Do You Sleep?
- I Don’t Wanna Face It
- Real Love
- Grow Old with Me
- Only You
- Baby Please Don’t Go
- Sean’s “In the Sky”
- God Save Oz
- Imagine (Take 1)
- I’m Losing You
- Nobody Loves You (When You’re Down and Out)
- What You Got
- Working Class Hero
- God
- Woman is the Nigger of the World
- Serve Yourself
- I Found Out
- Oh My Love
- Be-Bop-A-Lula
- Rip It Up / Ready Teddy
- A Kiss Is Just a Kiss (As Time Goes By)
- Imagine
- Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)
- How Do You Sleep?
- Woman
- Working Class Hero
- Jealous Guy
- God
- Woman is the Nigger of the World
- Mind Games
- Mother
- Oh My Love
- Love
- Gimme Some Truth
- Watching the Wheels
- Isolation
- #9 Dream
- (Just Like) Starting Over
- Hold On
- Cold Turkey
- Stand By Me
- Crippled Inside
- Grow Old with Me
- Remember
- How?