Selling hope to the hopeless, ready to bleed them dry, and take their dignity So get up on your stage and say they need what you have, When your words mean nothing to you or me We know that you're faking it You may have them fooled Will they see it's

A spirit with a vision Is a dream with a mission Hold your fire Keep it burning bright Hold the flame 'Til the dream ignites Is a dream with a mission I hear their passionate music Read the words

And you know, coming back is harder And leaving me is easy I read all the letters, I read each word that you've sent to me And though it's past now, and the words start to fade All the memories I have still remain I've kept all the pictures, but I hide

And you know, coming back is harder And leaving me is easy I read all the letters, I read each word that you've sent to me And though it's past now, and the words start to fade All the memories I have still remain I've kept all the pictures, but I hide

The words that you needed so bad Ooh, but I'm scared to death That there may not be another one like this And I confess That I'm only holding on by a thin, thin thread I'm kicking the curb 'cause you never heard And I'm kicking the dirt 'cause I never

A wave toward the clearing sky Swords against the kingdom A homeward angel on the fly All this time we're talking and sharing our rational view A billion other voices are spreading other news All this time we're living and trying to understand Why a

Oh, tell me something I don't already know Tell me something, tell me something You don't know nothing, just pretend you do I need something, tell me something new Choose your words 'cause there's no antidote For this curse Oh, what's it waiting for?

Many words are spoken when there's nothing to say They fall upon the ears of those who don't know the way To read between the lines That lead between the lines That lead me to you All that I ask you is Show me how to follow you and I'll obey Teach me how

Breakfast is cold, as cold as our bed I'm watching you choke down the words that you said I watch you devour, mistake me for bread Well boy, is you fed? Or are you misled? I gave you the messiest head You give me the messiest head Oh, you turnin' red

Say can you read between the lines Stay with me tonight I want you to stay with me tonight Every morning after I'm the same disaster Every time is groundhog day I'm singing through I'm missing All I got left are the words that you said