i hope you hear my song i d rather burn out than to fade away all the damage is done the dramatic one has gone away and without any words i can hear your name it s a different verse but the song is the same i ve paid my dues but the bills all remain for us never wanted to lie but tell em i m doing fine tell em i ll be okay and maybe i ll be alright the saddest songs that i wrote are how i wish you were here the saddest songs that i wrote i wish you were here the saddest songs that i wrote and without any words i can hear your name it s a different verse but the song is the same i ve paid my dues but the bills all remain for us yeah  i said all my soul i laid it out on the radio oh how i wish you could say well done to me and without any words i can hear your name a different verse but the song is the same i ve paid my dues but the bills all remain i hope for the best but i m anxious to see this revolution is small but it matters to me i wanted it all but you wanted to breathe i can never understand why you wanted to bleed for us alls i ve ever known is another world where i am not alone will my heart just allow you to breathe i wish you were here yeah that s all