Don't believe what you hear Don't believe what you see If you just close your eyes You can feel the enemy When I first met you, girl You had fire in your soul What happened to your face Of melting snow? Now it looks like this! And you can swallow, or you can spit You can throw it up, or choke on it And you can dream, so dream out loud You know that your time is coming 'round So don't let the bastards grind you down No, nothing makes sense Nothing seems to fit I know you'd hit out If you only knew who to hit And I'd join the movement If there was one, I could believe in Yeah I'd break bread and wine If there was a church, I could receive in 'Cause I need it now To take a cup To fill it up, to drink it slow I can't let you go I must be an acrobat to talk like this And act like that And you can dream, so dream out loud And don't let the bastards grind you down Oh, it hurts baby (What are we going to do now it's all been said) (No new ideas in the house and every book has been read) And I must be an acrobat To talk like this and act like that And you can dream, so dream out loud And you can find your own way out You can build and I can will And you can call, I can't wait until You can stash and you can seize In dreams begin responsibilities And I can love, and I can love And I know that the tide is turning 'round So don't let the bastards grind you down

What is it you think I need? Maybe it's too hard to see I don't want it all I've had enough I don't want it all I've had a love Worst feeling I've ever had is gone It's gone I know how it all comes back, I know too well Now I'm done I'm leaving once again Making my own plans I'm not looking for the answer Or anything that lasts I just want to see some beauty Try and understand If we got to know each other How rare is that? All that space in between where we stand Could be our chance Could be our chance I'm walking through the scenes I'm saying all the lines I wish I could un-see some things that gave me life I wish I could un-know some things that told me so I wish I could believe all that's been promised me It's hard to say forever love Forever's just so far It's hard to say forever love Forever's just so far It's hard to say forever love Forever's just so far Why don't you say you're with me now With all of your heart? With all of your heart With all of your heart

Don't take it for granted Love when you have it You might be looking over A lonelier shoulder Remember when we said We'd never have children I'm holding your baby Now that we're older How time has revealed how Little we know us I've been too busy I should've noticed Days that keep slipping A life that I'm missing I wish it were true love I wish we were kissing Show me a love that Won't ever leave Or look for another One to deceive I'm beginning to wonder If anything's real Guess we're just at the mercy Of the way that we feel Alive with a past No other can share Alone with a heart No other can bear So give me some heaven Just for a while Make me eternal There in your smile