Every day's a new day
That's what I've been told
Try to hold your head high
The world runs hot and cold

It's hard to follow footprints
in the shifting sand
Another thirsty rider
Behind the caravan

You had no idea
just what was waiting out there
You never thought you'd carry the weight
of the world
On your pretty blond hair

This ain't no Shangri-La
To you, no Shangri-La
This ain't no Shangri-La
Nobody knows no Shangri-La

Hey! There's a whole lotta people
wonderin' who you are
They think you walk without a care in the world
But they've been wrong so far

This ain't no Shangri-La
To you, no Shangri-La
This ain't no Shangri-La
Nobody knows no Shangri-La

No one can decide
What we all must outrun
Who's gonna carry the weight of the world
Until we learn to stop
and do what must be done?

This ain't no Shangri-La
To you, no Shangri-La
This ain't no Shangri-La
Nobody Knows no Shangri-La

Written by Danny Kortchmar, Steve Jordan and Don Henley

Danny Kortchmar--guitar and keyboards
Steve Jordan--wah-wah guitar and drums
Pino Palladino--bass
Jai Winding--additional keyboard
Jim Keltner--additional percussion
Don Henley--three-part harmony gospel licks
Take 6, Don Henley, Ivan Neville, Steve Jordan, Charlie
Drayden--background harmony vocals
(c) 1989 Cass County Music/Kortchmar Music ASCAP/Risque Situe
Music B