How Can I Go On

[Verse 1: Freddie Mercury]
When all the salt is taken from the sea
I stand dethroned, I'm naked and I bleed
But when your finger points so savagely
Is anybody there to believe in me
To hear my plea and take care of me?

[Chorus 1: Freddie Mercury]
How can I go on, from day to day?
Who can make me strong in every way?
Where can I be safe, where can I belong
In this great big world of sadness?
How can I forget those beautiful dreams that we shared?
They're lost and they're nowhere to be found
How can I go on?

[Verse 2: Montserrat Caballé & Freddie Mercury]
Sometimes I seem to tremble in the dark, I cannot see
When people frighten me
I try to hide myself so far from the crowd
Is anybody there to comfort me? (on and on, and on, and on, precious Lord, hear my plea, yeah)
Lord, take care of me

[Chorus 2: Montserrat Caballé & Freddie Mercury]
How can I go on (How can I go on)
From day to day (From day to day)
Who can make me strong (Who can make me strong)
In every way (In every way)
Where can I be safe (Where can I be safe)
Where can I belong (Where can I belong)
In this great big world of sadness
(In this great big world of sadness)
How can I forget (How can I forget)
Those beautiful dreams that we shared
(Those beautiful dreams that we shared)
They're lost and they're nowhere to be found
How can I go on?

[Piano Break and Freddie & Montserrat falsetto vocalisations]

[Outro – Freddie & Montserrat]
How can I go on? How can I go on? Go on, go on, go on
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah