[Verse 1: John Lennon]
Standing in the dock at Southampton
Trying to get to Holland or France
The man in the macsaid, “You've got to go back”
You know, they didn't even give us a chance
[Chorus: John Lennon]
Christ, you know it ain't easy
You know how hard it can be
The way things are going
They're gonna crucify me
[Verse 2: John Lennon]
Finally, made the plane into Paris
Honeymooning down by the Seine
Peter Brown called to say, “You can make it okay
You can get married in Gibraltar, near Spain”
[Chorus: John Lennon]
Christ, you know it ain't easy
You know how hard it can be
The way things are going
They're gonna crucify me
[Verse 3: John Lennon]
Drove from Paris to the Amsterdam Hilton
Talking in our beds for a week
The news people said, “Say what you doing in bed?”
I said, “We're only trying to get us some peace”
[Chorus: John Lennon]
Christ, you know it ain't easy
You know how hard it can be
The way things are going
They're gonna crucify me
[Bridge: John Lennon, John Lennon & Paul McCartney]
Saving up your money for a rainy day
Giving all your clothes to charity
Last night the wife said, “Poor boy, when you're dead
You don't take, nothing with you but your soul”
Think!
[Verse 4: John Lennon, John Lennon & Paul McCartney]
Made a lightning trip to Vienna
Eating chocolate cake in a bag
The newspaper said, “She's gone to his head
They look just like two gurus in drag”
[Chorus: John Lennon, John Lennon & Paul McCartney]
Christ, you know it ain't easy
You know how hard it can be
The way things are going
They're gonna crucify me
[Verse 5: John Lennon & Paul McCartney]
Caught the early plane back to London
Fifty acorns tied in a sack
The men from the press said, “We wish you success
It's good to have the both of you back”
[Chorus: John Lennon, John Lennon & Paul McCartney]
Christ, you know it ain't easy
You know how hard it can be
The way things are going
They're gonna crucify me
The way things are going
They're gonna crucify me
[Outro]