only a dream

he finds endless adventures

in cups of coffee

laced with LSD

he craves constant excitement

and crashing waves

as he sips his tea

and as far as I know

nobody's been able

to see the things he's seen

what is his daily life

would be for me

only a dream

when he's not taking risks

he pounds his fists

against the wall

seeing an invader

and the cruelty 

and unfairness of it all

but when his mind is open

and he's begging

to be seen

he comes to be

what I'll never know

except in only a dream

take me far away from here

I know my home

waits for me

visions from another plane

show me

what I could be

what is left for me

is the search to be

a human being

trying to make reality

more than only a dream

stories

there are stories that we tell ourselves

to get us through the night

some involve the ones we love

some show us a light

so we can see the way ahead

to find a better path instead

to pretend we're someone else

the stories that we tell ourselves

mistaken

"I thought I had a gift," he said

"but I guess I was mistaken"

"that's not true at all," I said

"your life is not forsaken"

but I understood his words too well

and I see them in myself

doubting everything inside

wishing I was someone else

my problem is

my problem is

I'm a very lazy person

with a work ethic

my problem is

I'm into introspection

and I'm pathetic

it only hurts when I let it

my problem is

I'm afraid of change

and I fear not changing

my problem is

all those stories inside me

keep rearranging

everything is strange

          I don't know

          who I am

          but I do

          the best I can

          welcome to showbiz

          my problem is

my problem is

I want self-knowledge

but I don't want to look inside

my problem is

I've got stories inside me

that cannot be denied

I just take it in stride

          I don't know

          what to do

          that is why

          I turn to you

          I need the answers to this quiz

          my problem is

out of the rain

I am out of the rain

the door is closed behind me

in my living room

bad weather can't find me

the sun may not shine

but it always reminds me

that better days are coming on soon

I have cleaned my glasses

I finally can see

my own little world

right in front of me

outside it is raining

but someday it won't be

better days are coming on soon

          sometimes life comes at you

          like a fast moving train

          sometimes you just have to

          come in from the rain

I am out of the rain

I'm inside my apartment

sometimes I wonder

where all the good times went

some days it feels

like everything is badly bent

but better days are coming on soon

better days are coming on soon

where I belong

nobody taught me

what I needed to know

so I taught myself

which way I should go

who I should listen to

who to ignore

who to believe

when I'm keeping score

so excuse me if I

have problems when I listen

in my life, I have learned

to never ask permission

and do what that voice

in my head says to do

and that's the reason

I am coming to you

          can you help me

          can you teach me

          I have learned everything wrong

          can you hear me

          can you reach me

          here is where I belong

I am needing

your assistance

with you beside me

I can go the distance

you know this life

a lot better than me

I will listen to you

you can help me be free

          can you help me

          can you teach me

          I have learned everything wrong

          can you hear me

          can you reach me

          here is where I belong

tell me I'm all right

tell me I'm all right

go ahead

it won't kill you

if it takes all night

tell me I'm okay

will you?

I live in eternal doubt

of something I can't live without

come into my sight

get me through the night

tell me I'm all right