Life is sometimes shorter than you think    So take yourself a hike from the kitchen sink    Me, I like to roam    Wasn't built in a day    And night throws the stars in our way    Meanwhile on Planet Earth       Some people are dying for the right to say    Some people are dying 'cause the other people busy blowing them away    Well, we're all dying so we better have a ton of fun along the way    I say hats off, get your hats off, take your hats off, get your hats off    For the blue beret    Blue beret, blue beret       The wind has blown it off his head    And sent it spinning straight to nowhere    Nowhere to get ahead in this life       Life is sometimes longer than you need    Especially if it's thrown away on hate and greed    Well, me I like to think while the other fish swim    But sharks made a meal out of him    Meanwhile on bone dry land       Some people are dying for the right to say    Some people just want the right to say    Some people are dying 'cause the other people busy blowing them away    Some people are merely blown away    Well, we're all dying so we better have a ton of fun along the way    I say hats off, take your hats off, get your hats off, take your hats off    To the blue beret    Blue beret, blue beret       The wind has blown it off his head    And sent it spinning straight to nowhere    Nowhere to get ahead in this life    So just love your dog and don't kick your wife    Put down that knife, watch out the windows,    And blow your hat away