well i think there was a time when i
had the hope enough to wonder why
we have to battle every day
some to leave, some to stay

but now i let my wishes die
like santa claus and learning to fly
we aren’t worthy of our dreams
or reality

so let me twist the arm of fate
i’m always the one to wait
they always trust i will remain
silent in sunlight, supportive in rain

i’ve made promises that i might break
even the earth has been known to quake
but how do i go about letting them down
when they call – i’m always around

so please take me away
or someone please ask me to stay
i need a reason to think that i
deserve much more than being passed by

but i want to let them down….

in the soft stone of my heart
there’s etched a memory
of you and me
red with laughter

and now we’re so far apart
phonelines bring you to me
you don’t know what to say
funny thing, i know just what you mean

but don’t tell me you’re lonely
cause i’m way over here
and don’t let me catch you crying
cause i can’t reach those tears

it’s been my way to risk it all
and maybe fall flat on my face
yeah the glory or the gutter
i need to put a smile on your face

but maybe i try too hard
maybe you must go through
this battle that you’re fighting
i can’t come to the rescue

she felt the breath on her wild chilled cheek
he’d found the courage to speak
she could not look him in the eye
he’d just smile and say, ‘don’t cry’
she did not think this kind of night
would see everything turn right
he puts his hand up on her knee
and forever is a memory

he’d fallen for her so long ago
and here she was, his world
his lips just brushed her hair
and he whispered, “will you be my girl?”
and she smiled

the sun was coming to chase away
the moonlight that begged them to stay
he kissed her softly, as if to say
we’ll finish this some other day
she waits by the window, frees up the phone
but never again will she be alone
he’s thinking of her, how she almost cried
he’s coming back to claim his bride

i read your faces or the masks you wear
you just want me out of your hair
when i did i go the way of disco
am i just someone you used to know

i guess you thought you were helping me move on
maybe you thought i was already gone
but pardon me, but that’s up to me
and i’m so tired of being lonely

i’ll knock, knock, knock, upon your door
surprise i’m back to be your friend
shut me out i’ll come back for more
you say there’s no room, let me in

i battle with complying with your request
maybe this is all for the best
after all, we’d one day drift apart
this is faster, a shot through the heart

but i will not be your excuse machine
i don’t think you like what i mean
you want someone to come fill your cup
the coffee’s in the kitchen, just get up

they say that friends just come and go
some you miss some you never really know
they just fade away, meet someone new
maybe say, “whatever happened to…”

so it should be with you and me
life would make it easy
we just drift apart, then forget
but we’ve made sure that hasn’t happened yet

cause i thank God for sending you
you always know just what to do
when i’m blue
when i’m happy
i want you
to laugh with me
to pray for me

i still remember the first time we met
we were shy, we were quiet
we got along, but we could not tell
that we’d hit it off so well

now it’s tough to keep in touch
i still know you care so much
life is hard, i won’t pretend
it is easier being your friend

i know a man
knows where he is
knows where he’s going
all he can see is his

we got to talking
bout how lifes a blur
he says, “boy, time flies”
i said, “sir, yes, sir”

funny, i thought him happy
now he seems so real
never thought i’d say
i know how he feels

i know this guy
the coolest of the cool
always plays the hero
never acts the fool

and then he says her name
it all falls out of place
what is that, frustration
cast upon his face?

funny, i thought him happy
now he seems so real
never thought i’d say
i know how he feels

i know this girl
always a laugh and smile
never far from home
though she went the extra mile

we can talk of futures
but things aren’t as they seem
though she looks content
she sleeps with the wildest dreams

funny, i thought her happy
now she seems so real
never thought i’d say it
but i know how she feels