Life In the Gladhouse - Modern English

We live in the doorway I fell in love and there was nothing there to save me from I fell alone into I fell alone into You You In our tracks Come on in and rest We live in the doorway I fell in love and there was nothing there to save me from I fell alone into I fell alone into You You Can you hear your thoughts? Do you fear the worst? Tell me what I am not What I am not I am not Don't tell me that I cannot That I cannot I cannot And I will not Live in the doorway I fell in love and there was no one there to save me from I fell alone into I fell alone into You You Life in the doorway Colors us the wrong way You won't lose But you will never win Life in the doorway Colors us the wrong way I would rather try I would rather try I would rather try

Whooooa-whooooa Whooooa-whooooa And if the city's skyscrapers rise over this island Would you be glad to see Manhattan for once? I knew the dream, it died JMZ line, Myrtle and Broadway But I'd be glad to see Manhattan for once Whoa-whoa, living life in the city Whoa-whoa, it will never be pretty Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh Whoa-whoa, we can plan if we make it Whoa-whoa, we won't let 'em They won't take it from me No-oh-oh, whoa Whooooa-whooooa Whooooa-whooooa And if you leave, don't leave me all alone 'Cause I'll be scared, I'll be naked, I'll be cold And I miss my dad, Cleopatra sitting on the phone So take me back off these streets And we'll never be apart Together from the start Never, never, falling back alone Oh-whoa, living life in the city Oh-whoa, it will never be pretty Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh Oh-whoa, we can plan if we make it Oh-whoa, we won't let 'em They won't take it from me No-oh-oh, whoa And if the sun don't shine on me today And if the subways flood and bridges break Will you just lay down and dig your grave Or will you rail against the dying day

I have known you my whole life When you were ten, you said you'd make me your wife Eight years later you won me over Just as I took the world on my shoulders I got used to living without you Endless phone calls and dreaming about you Always said that you were my man to be But I guess I was in love with your memory You know I love you, I really do But I can't fight anymore for you And I don't know, maybe we'll be together again Sometime, in another life In another life I know I said that I would keep my word I wish that I could save you from the hurt But things will never go back to how we were I'm sorry I can't be your world You know I love you, I really do But I can't fight anymore for you And I don't know, maybe we'll be together again Sometime, in another life In another life (another life) The way you're holding on to me Makes me feel like I can't breathe Just let me go, just let me go It just won't feel right inside God knows I've tried You know I love you, you know I do But I can't fight anymore for you And I don't know, maybe we'll be together again Sometime, in another life In another life In another life In another life