You Make Your Own Heaven and Hell Right Here On Earth

Born into this world a baby

Your mind is clear as the air

Time passes

You learn to walk and talk

Time passes

You learn right from wrong

Time passes

You leave home seeking a life of your own, hey

I'm tellin' you the natural facts

For what it's worth (Tellin')

You make your own heaven and hell

Right here on earth

Ooh, listen to me (Facts)

Time passes and your values change (Facts)

Life becomes a strange, confusing game (Facts)

Suddenly you want the finer things in life

But you find it takes a lot of hard work and sacrifice

(There ain't no such thing as something for nothing, can you dig it?)

Ooh, now you're standing at the crossroads of life

To satisfy your personal wants

Will you do wrong or will you do right? (Will you do right?)

One thing you must admit, and you know it's true (True)

The final decision is up to you

(The final decision is up to you, yeah)

(Can you dig it?)

(Can you dit it? Facts)

Life is a giant, invisible scale with two sides

Good and bad

And you and your beliefs (And you and your beliefs)

Are the weights

And let me tell ya, let me tell ya, let me tell ya

The things you do each day

Determine the balance (Can you get where I'm coming from?)

Your conscience is a flawless judge and jury

That only questions you when you're wrong

I'm tellin' you the natural facts

For what it's worth (Tellin')

You make your own heaven and hell (Right here on earth)

And the eyes of the world are watching you, so give more thought to the things you do

I'm tellin' you the natural facts

For what it's worth, oh Lord, yeah (Tellin')

You make your own heaven and hell right here on earth

You ain't movin' nobody but yourself

And you think you're smarter than everyone else

(Think about it, think about it, think about it, think about it)

Can you feel it?

Oh Lord, yeah

Can you feel it?