same old song

this is what you want

a quiet life on a country farm

wooden swing on the front porch

a rickety old barn

but this is where you are

a broken life in an uncaring city

you wanted more

it was a shame and a pity

          what happens to dreams

          they just fly away

          in the scattered leaves  

          of yesterday

          what happens to dreams

          they used to be here

          one by one they disappeared

          and now they're gone

          it's the same old song

this is what you want

a reason to live

a promise to work for

a chance to forgive

this is where you are

waiting for the war to cease

you wanted more

now you'll settle for inner peace

          you spend your life denying

          but still you keep on trying

          it's all you know how to do

          your heart is still open

          and you won't give up hoping

          that dreams sometimes come true

          what happens to dreams

          they just fly away

          in the scattered leaves

          of yesterday

          what happens to dreams

          they used to be here

          one by one they disappeared

          and now they're gone

          it's the same old song