Love is tough, time is rough on me And it’s one life and it’s this life and it’s beautiful Love is tough, time is rough So you ask for my opinion well what is there to say To be honest and just foolish won’t make you want to stay You’ve got to go on and

On the news tonight Well mama said It's just make believe You can't believe everything you see So baby close your eyes to the lullabies A billion people died on the news tonight But not so many cried at the terrible sight Who's the one to decide that it

She's an easy lover She's like no other It's the only way She'll get a hold on you believe it Like no other Before you know it you'll be on your knees She'll take your heart but you won't feel it And I'm just trying to make you see

But it's only make believe The streets, the signs are pointing all one way But you don't realize just what they say You may fight, you may run, you may know what you've done It makes me feel so sad to think what I might've had I watch the stars, I watch

It's a beautiful lie It's a perfect denial Such a beautiful lie to believe in So beautiful, beautiful, it makes me Cause this is just a game So beautiful, beautiful (Lie! Lie!) Lie awake in bed at night And think about your life

You could be doing anything you dream of If you believe in the things that make you strong Maybe, I know it's just maybe And we're only dreaming For how this will go, o-o-oh We could be doing anything that we love Just be carried by the way the wind

It's in the way you want me The way you show me just what love's made of It's in the way we make love It's in the way you hold me You've got a way with me Somehow you got me to believe In everything that I could be I've gotta say-you really got a way

If you believe it's in my soul I'd say all the words that I know Just to see if it would show That I'm trying to let you know That I'm better off on my own I tried to be perfect But nothing was worth it I don't believe it makes me real I'd thought it'd

It's the sweet love that you give to me That makes me believe we can make it through anything 'Cause when it all comes down And I'm feeling like I'll never last I just lean on you 'cause baby You're my better half And you look at me And give me that