Where the grass is always greener  where the grass don't grow  you see everything in colour till you see it close.  Everybody els's street looks like it's painted gold    don't it always go that way ?    Suzy wanted money to spend  wanted some rich older man  to take her from the world she was living  in to the world on the other side.  Suzy was bored with her life  wanted something more to do with her  nights    she said: someday I'm just gonna pack it up  and leave this all behind !    She wanted a piece of paradise  she wanted a change of scene    she wanted to live the priviledged life and nothing in-between.    Other people's lives always look so easy  when you're standing on the other side  other people's lives.    Johnny was tired of working all day  working for the pennies for pay    he said: Anybody's life in the world  has gotta be better than the life I got.  Johnny had big things in mind  had big dreams just burning inside    he said: Someday I wanna climb my way out of this    climb my way right to the top !    He wanted a piece of paradise  he wanted to break away    he wanted to live the easy life  you know what people say:    Other people's lives always look so easy  when you're standing on the other side.  Other people's lives always look so easy  when you're seing them through different eyes  other people's lives.    Where the grass is always greener  where the grass don't grow  you see everything in colour till you see it close.  Everybody els's street looks like it's painted gold    don't it always go that way ?    Suzy  she's got the money to spend  married some rich older man    he gives her everything in the world she needs  everything but love.  Johnny  he's got the job of his dreams    now he wonders is this what it all means ?  He sais: Sometimes you can have it all and still it's not enough.    He wanted a piece of paradise  she wanted a change of dreams    but sometimes you know that paradise ain't always what it seems.    Other people's lives always look so easy  when you're standing on the other side.  Other people's lives always look so easy  when you're seing them through different eyes  other people's lives.    Other people's lives always look much better  when you're seeing them through different eyes  other people's lives    other peoples's lives.  Other people's lives always look much better  when you're seeing them through different eyes  other people's lives