1. I got a pocket, got a pocketful of sunshine
I got a love, and I know that it's all mine
Oh
Do what you want, but you're never gonna break me
Sticks and stones are never gonna shake me
No.

[Chorus:]
Take me away: A secret place
A sweet escape: Take me away
Take me away to better days
Take me away: A higher place.

2. I got a pocket, got a pocketful of sunshine
I got a love, and I know that it's all mine
Oh
Do what you want, but you're never gonna break me
Sticks and stones are never gonna shake me.
No.

I got a pocket, got a pocketful of sunshine
I got a love, and I know that it's all mine
Oh
Wish that you could, but you ain't gonna own me
Do anything you can to control me
Oh, no.

[Bridge:]
There's a place that I go
But nobody knows
Where the rivers flow
And I call it home.

And there's no more lies
In the darkness, there's light
And nobody cries
There's only butterflies.

[Coda:]
The sun is on my side
Take me for a ride
I smile up to the sky
I know I'll be all right.

The sun is on my side
Take me for a ride
I smile up to the sky
I know I'll be all right.