you could meet somebody you never know from brief encounters habits grow into giant oaks that hide the sun life in the shadows ain t no fun it s easy getting up there never think of coming down not hard to say i want you when you re floating on a cloud but you know that lonely feeling when nothing s going right cause it s only the beginning of a cold and sleepless night you could meet somebody you never know from brief encounters habits grow into giant oaks that hide the sun your only chance is to turn and run it s harder getting up there and it s painful coming down and now you can t see clearly beneath the thunder cloud and the loneliness gets longer when nothing s going right and things ain t getting any better with another sleepless night  you could meet somebody you never know from brief encounters habits grow into giant oaks that hide the sun your only chance is to turn and run