Long ago we had our dreams And that was all that we needed Then all at once we got to see The cycles we repeated Baby, can't you be real I said, Baby
Although you see the world different than me Sometimes I can touch upon the wonders that you see All the new colors and pictures you've designed Oh yes
Was a time I remember Hope flashed and went dim When assassins just happened To do the right people in And love was the slogan Coincidentally And they
I think I'm goin' back To the things I learned so well in my youth I think I'm returning to those days When I was young enough to know the truth Now
Here you are again Tellin' me you're sorry, baby Tellin' me you wanna come on back home Where you belong There you go again, Lyin' & a-alibi-in' Singin
Your toy balloon has sailed in the sky But now it must fall to the ground Now your sad eyes reveal Just how badly you feel 'Cause there is no easy way
Baby, you're so frazzled Spinnin' around in a busby swirl With all that razzle-dazzle I know at heart you want a down-home girl Aw, ya know I want to
You're a sweet sweetheart You've been a real good friend You're around when I'm down To pick me up again Though it could never be said To my faults you
Down the road apiece he was waiting Yes, he was waiting and you know me I had had my fill of hesistating And I always knew it had to be To love, to
When this old world starts getting me down And people are just too much for me to face I climb way up to the top of the stairs And all my cares just
Yes, I know you've led them on And you've been figuring up the cost Of your list Your saddest goodbyes I'm gonna stay right here with you So if you'