taunting waves and toying with chances night and day and night i can t help it can we really help it the thinning distance between you and i this is the color of my silver lining made of gold here comes the storybook hero that i once was told of and i roll away descend the pull of gravity insert denial here the things even the blind can see i ve got everything to lose so why not lose it anyway why not all i needed from you was to sing what i had to say evasive as i may seem it seems there is no need to hide such things from you like undisguising the obvious tease the naked chase the jaded one this is the time of the night when i pretend to sleep so sound riding a carousel too many times so roundabout and i roll away and leave behind security fading in and out i wait for you to fall for me take me down the road of when you were younger when you loved her so all i needed from you was to sing everything forgive the child in your woman your woman is a child if you know so much better then why are you here now why are you here now oh why are you here now 