The song may be about evolution and moving through stages. The verses are a reaction of the singer to a teacher or peer pressing him to do and act according to his age, but this doesn’t seem like a lot of fun. But in the chorus he concedes that “there is no other way” to life, and we can’t stay at o...
[Verse 1]
You're taking the fun out of everything
You're making me run when I don't want to think
You're taking the fun out of everything
I don't want to think at all
[Chorus]
There's no other way, there's no other way
All that you can do is watch them play
[Verse 2]
You're taking the fun out of everything
You're making it clear when I don't want to think
You're taking me up when I don't want to go up anymore
I'm just watching it all
[Chorus]
There's no other way, there's no other way
All that you can do is watch them play
There's no other way, there's no other way
All that you can do is watch them play
[Bridge]
I'll watch you play
I'll watch you play
[Chorus]
There's no other way, there's no other way
All that you can do is watch them play
There's no other way, there's no other way
All that you can do is watch them play
There's no other way, there's no other way
All that you can do is watch them play
There's no other way, there's no other way
All that you can do is watch them play
There’s No Other Way was written by Damon Albarn & Graham Coxon & Alex James & Dave Rowntree.
There’s No Other Way was produced by Stephen Street.
Blur released There’s No Other Way on Mon Apr 15 1991.