Cities full of hatred Fear and lies Withered hearts And cruel, tormented eyes Scheming demons Dressed in kingly guise Beating down the multitude And scoffing at the wise When they turn the pages of history

And I'm like, okay (yeah, okay) Now when they see us on the streets All they wanna do is take pics And when they hear us on the beat All they wanna do is make hits And if you're feelin' how I'm feelin' How the world should be, perfectly Fire like I'm

So close, yet so far away. They met on the dance floor in the old high school gym, He fell like a rock, she kinda liked him. And his heart beat like thunder, as they moved cross the floor, When the music was over, she slipped out of his arms, and out the

Take me into your loving arms Kiss me under the light of a thousand stars I'm thinking out loud Place your head on my beating heart When your legs don't work like they used to before And I can't sweep you off of your feet Will your mouth still remember

It hurts every night when she dances through my mind I still feel the sting of loneliness But it ain't killed me yet But they ain't killed me yet 'Cause I thought her leavin' Would stop my heart from beatin' And gettin' over her would be my death Workin'

Take me into your loving arms Kiss me under the light of a thousand stars I'm thinking out loud Place your head on my beating heart When your legs don't work like they used to before And I can't sweep you off of your feet Will your mouth still remember