Never knew how much that muddy water meant to me But I learned how to swim and I learned who I was Down by the river on a Friday night A pyramid of cans in the pale moonlight Talking 'bout cars and dreaming 'bout women Never had a plan just a livin' for

I've been lost Lost in the fire of love Lost, lost in the fire of love All the weight of my worries And the fear that surrounds me Depends on you too I had a dream, to wash myself Of this great affliction So hard to say, I get uptight

Last night I had a bad dream That I was trapped in this city Uh, nice watch, run it Hands in the air now, hands in the air, run it Since a youngin' always dreamed of gettin' rich Look at me my nigga Fantasize about a white picket fence With some trees my

Who's that loungin' in my chair? Who's that castin' devious stares in my direction? Mama, this surely is a dream, yeah And I smell sex and candy here Hanging 'round downtown by myself And I've had so much time to sit and think about myself And there she

Easier said than done I won't let you forget me I still see your shadows in my room Can't take back the love that I gave you It's to the point where I love and I hate you And I cannot change you so I must replace you (oh) I thought you were the one

Ah ah ah ah ah My shadow's the only one that walks beside me My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me Till then I walk alone I walk this empty street On the boulevard of broken dreams Where the city

Finding strength to call and ask her Roller coaster, favorite ride Let me kiss you one last time I had that dream About you again Where I wait outside Until you let me in And now I'm breathing deeply, walking backwards Breathing deeply, walking backwards

And I can't wait to see the sunrise again (It's moments like this) I am what you'll never be To better what I am I stand alone and breathe again I won't stop until this is through You won't hear lies from me I dreamed that you had died I'm forever alone

Where are the dreams that we once had? This is the time to bring them back. What were the promises caught On the tips of our tongues? Do we forget or forgive? There's a whole other life waiting to be lived when One day we're brave enough To talk with

I'm learning all about my life By looking through her eyes She never really had a chance On that fateful moonlit night Sacrificed without a fight A victim of a circumstance Now that I've become aware And I've exposed this tragedy A sadness grows inside