Out past the highway Away from the city Free as the life I'm living I'm a countryman Raised up in the oil lands Making a living hanging drywall Doing my part to help em' build tall This country, man Well, I found out somehow One way or another Hang around another man too long, He'll start to feel like a brother You learn to listen through a long drawl You soon see past the colors Come to find he's a lot like you He's just got a different mother No man's an island Imaginary walls keep us from our friends Do what you can Help lend a hand To your fellow countryman Now I live in the city In the shadows of towers Watching all of the people Scramble 'round for hours Say, "The world's gonna end soon," Like they've been saying for ages Don't buy into the rage Just help save your country, man No man's an island Imaginary walls keep us from our friends Do what you can Help lend a hand To your fellow countryman Go on and help each other Come on and lend a hand My sister and my brother Take care of one another Go on and help each other Come on and lend a hand My sister and my brother Take care of one another No man's an island Imaginary walls keep us from our friends Do what you can Help lend a hand To your fellow countryman