Is this what you meant? Is this what you dreamed of? When you were making your plans Shaking the dirt off? Do you feel like You and I belong? (Oh woah oh!) Just keep your eyes on the road And nothing can go wrong You can do so much better than this You can do so much better than this I've been checking my sums Oh where did the time go? Holding my photograph Up to the window Through the paper And refracted sun (Oh woah oh!) I can see all the things I wish that I'd done You can hang your hopes on the medicine (On the medicine) You can put your faith in the phone in (In the phone in) You can tell yourself you're doing your best (Doing your best) You can so much better than this (Better than this) Get a grip on yourself Get a grip on yourself Could've been something, but you're too late And you weren't invited anyway 'Cause the photograph showed the wrong man (Showed the wrong man) 'Cause there is no soap star holding your hand (Holding your hand) You don't see yourself in the freeze frame (In the freeze frame) Must be someone else using your name (Using your name) And everyone will be the same And everyone will glow And everywhere you'll see your name In every shop window It's better than this You can do so much better than this You can do so much better than this You can do so much better than this

When the lights in my street go out and All the people lie sleeping under clouds and They're dreaming of better than this Then my brother calls me and he's sayin' Oh, I can hear the angels praying That we can do better than this 'Cause I saw a mountain, I thought it's too high I heard the birds whisper, "You can't fly" I saw you and I knew I can do better than this, better than this I heard a language I thought I can't speak I saw an ocean I thought was too deep I see you and I know we can do better than this, better than this And I know you'll take me anywhere I wanna go And I know you'll make me learn everything that I wanna know The truth of it is, it doesn't get better than this When the riddles and the puzzles find me I wanna let the darkness hide me But I know there is better than this And I'm shouting 'cause I see my failings My fears, my faults, I'm raging 'Cause I know that I'm better than this 'Cause I saw a mountain, I thought it's too high I heard the birds whisper, "You can't fly" I saw you and I knew I can do better than this, better than this I heard a language I thought I can't speak I saw an ocean I thought was too deep I see you and I know we can do better than this, better than this And I know you'll take me anywhere I wanna go And I know you'll make me learn everything that I wanna know The truth of it is, it doesn't get better than this The truth of it is, it doesn't get better than this Only when we discover, that's when we find each other That's when we both get better than this

Cold dry wind blowing on your skin Frigid air and your messy hair I love this And I'll miss this Each step forward we leave behind The memories We made here Together Will you remember me When you leave Or will I just be someone you wrote a song with In September When the weather Was better than this Small white house But you're not around It's empty But not really There's a family there But I just don't care It's empty I'm empty Do you remember me In Sicily Or am I just somebody you wrote a song with In September Oh when I was Doing better than this Doing better Doing better Doing better than this Doing better Doing better Doing better than this Do you remember me In Sicily Oh I'm so glad I was the one you wrote that song with In September Oh I hope you're Doing better than this

You gotta play the scene Up on the silver screen You gotta live the dream The lights-camera-action thing The water's technicolor blue And the waves don't miss a cue Not a hair is out of place Every line's a perfect take You gotta play the scene Up on the silver screen Whoa, it's better in the story Always clever, never wordy, you got the part Whoa, it's better when you wake up Minty breath and perfect makeup, you're a work of art And no one ever breaks your heart You gotta play the scene Up on the silver screen No matter where you've been Good times are zooming in You can dream and no one sleeps Say a bad word and it bleeps (Bleeps) You can have and eat your cake Never need a bathroom break You gotta play the scene Up on the silver screen Whoa, it's better on location 'Cause it feels like a vacation, super fun Whoa, bring the feature to the people If it's good, they'll make a sequel when we're done The surf is up under the sun Hey The good guy saves the day The bad guys run away Everybody dances when the music starts to play The cats are always cool You never have to go to school Get ready for your close-up, it's the happy-ending rule You gotta play the scene You gotta play the scene Up on the silver screen You gotta live the dream The lights-camera-action thing 'Cause it's better in a movie When you're mad or if it's groovy Where true love is always true When you met him, then you knew You've gotta play the scene Up on the silver screen