As I tried to grab my dream
She pulled away from me . . .
Yeah . . . she pulled away from me.
As I tried to give for free
There nothing left for me . . .
No . . . there’s nothing left for me.
As I pretend not to hurt
My dream is living a lie . . .
Sadly . . . my dream is living a lie.
Songs are sung in laughter
To hide all our pain
Eyes glisten in wonder
As tears fall like rain
We keep on repeating
The same old refrain
As I tried to raise my eyes
My legs gave way beneath me . . .
Yeah . . . My legs gave way beneath me.
As I tried to live my life
It got away from me . . .
Oh . . . it got away from me.
As I pretend to carry on
My dream has passed me by
Sadly . . . My dream has passed me by.