i have weapons and battle plans
but in my heart
i know i can't ever protect you from
things i don't understand
and when i hold you in my arms
it scares me just to think that something
so beautiful could just come apart in my hands

i've always been chasing rainbows
staring out of classroom windows
i don't think i'll ever be happy
unless i'm unhappy and hugging my grudge

i was too dumb to settle down
so i packed up and i left town on a sunshine bus
wondering where it all went wrong
on a flimsy wing and a prayer i followed my heart everywhere
til i ended up right back where i started from

i've always been quietly dreaming
i don't know when i've been beaten
i don't think i'll ever be happy
unless i'm unhappy and hugging my grudge