I'm on the outside (looking in)little anthony and the imperialswritten by teddy randazzo and bobby weinsteinpeaked at # 15 in 1964(wee-ooh-ooh)(ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)(ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)i'm on the outside looking in (ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)an' i wanna be, an' i wanna be back on the inside wi-ith youyou are with somebody new and i don't know what to do'cause i'm still in love with you (in love with you)i'm on the outside looking in (ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)i don' wanna be, i don' wanna be left on the outside all alonewell, i guess i've had my day and you left me go my waynow it's me who has to pay-ay-ay i never should have gone away, i never should have gone away a-and left you like i did (hoop-woo-ooh) with tears in your ey-e-e-e-e-e-e-s (hoop-woo-ooh) i thought you'd take me back but now, to my surprise (to my surprise)<"i'm" sung as a sigh>on the outside looking in (ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)gotta find a way, gotta find a way back to your heart, dear, once againwon't you take me back again? i'll be waiting here till thenon the outside looking in (ah-ah-ah-ah-ah)won't you take me back again? i'll be waiting here till thenon the outside looking in (ooh, ooh, ooh)(ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)on the outside looking in (ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, <etc>----looking in(ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)i don' wanna be, i don' wanna be, i don' wanna be looking infade