x2 close my eyes and ask myself a question why is it i do what i do am i looking for some happy definition of life and love in the corners of the truth or am i just some curious bystander looking at the world through a child's eyes sunlight always shining on my shoulders while the storm rages on deep inside, deep inside and it seems so hard to keep it all together when the walls are falling down on every side yeah, but i'll be damned if i give up on it easy i've worked too hard to get the barricades this high now this world's a stage we're meant to play on direction from inside on what to do i know i should have all of the answers deep inside i haven't got a clue, got a clue chorus break: x6 bridge: told myself that i would be okay told myself that i'd be alright no doubt somewhere low i know that i've been lying can't believe it took me thirty years figure that shit out chorus