Yelling at the neighbors, fighting in the street
Telling on each other to the police
'Cause nobody wants to come clean and admit to what they've seen
So I pipe up and say that I know and that I was here over an hour ago
When this all went down, as word spread around town

And I said grin and bear it baby, 'cause it ain't so bad
The clock on the wall says it's true, well, we all thought it was just a fad
'Cause you know when it's time, well it's just time
and sometimes there ain't no time to do nothing
After all, maybe the glass ain't half full
Maybe it's always been empty

The shiny new toy that I took home ain't the same one that they sold me
I've been deceived so I no longer believe in what they've told me

Patterns on the floor, paintings on the door
and people keep on asking me for more
While I'm staring at the mirror in a pitch black night
until the ghosts are clearly out of sight

Day after day and week after week, i before e except after c
Well, there are so many damn rules these days
that I often don't know what to say
So I mumble something out loud just to get by
with a teardrop on my tongue and a twinkle in my eye
'cause you know where I'm coming from
and if you don't - listen......

The shiny new toy that you took home ain't they same one that they sold you
You've been deceived, so do you still believe in what they've told you?

Won't you take this to heart?
'Cause that's a good place to start, and we can build a bridge together
Far away from here, and far away from all your fears and doubts
Together