Play the game Nobody's gonna carry you Get smarter Dream bigger I just wanna be me Oh my world is turning inside out Say I'm crying breaking up inside

I am breaking through these walls Oh between you and me I'm not giving up I'm not giving giving up So brick by brick On this love The weight of my words Are like feathers from a bird My mouth, it moves but you won't hear a thing

I'm breaking through I'm bending spoons I'm keeping flowers In full bloom I'm pushing an elephant up the stairs I'm tossing out punchlines That were never there Over my shoulder a piano falls Crashing to the ground

And I'm standing here right outside your door And I don't think that my heart could take much more Scared of breaking up again And I just want it to be like it was before Cause I don't think that my heart could take much more Drivin' in my car Words

Well reckon that ought to get it But I still got so terribly far to go Working and working Breaking rocks out here on the chain gang Hold it steady right there while I hit it Hold it right there while I hit it Workin' and workin' Breaking rocks and

You say I'm the greatest bound for glory Well the word is out and I learned I got the latest side of the story You're pulling out before you get burned Well your hands are squeezing me down to the bone I never saw you breaking no law Stands to reason

'Cause I want it now I want it now Give me your heart and your soul And I'm breaking out I'm breaking out It's bugging me And twisting me around

I'm drowning in the pain Breaking down again Looking for a lifeline Is there anybody out there? Can you pull me from this ocean of despair? When I was a boy I didn't care 'bout a thing It was me and this world and a broken dream

Under attack, I'm being taken About to crack, defenses breaking Won't somebody see and save a heart? Come and rescue me now 'cause I'm falling apart Under attack, I'm taking cover He saw my track, my chasing lover Thinking nothing's gonna stop him now

I'm drowning in the pain Breaking down again Looking for a lifeline I've been looking for a lifeline For what seems like a lifetime Is there anybody out there? Can you pull me from this ocean of despair? When I was a boy I didn't care 'bout a thing