Now I think I know why
You sounded so strange on the telephone
Its hard when you discover
What keeps you going keeps you all alone

Dreams so real you thought the smoke might never clear
Now you hide it all behind endless cigarettes and tears

Somebody waits for the time I know will never come
You get yourself so high
Then you come down feeling blue
One day youll wake up and realize youve had enough
Theres a thousand shining moments
Waiting just to happen to you

Wait until youre stronger
Theres no sense starting when youre down so low
Well it takes the heart a little longer
To see the point in finally letting go

You lose your touch out there standing in the rain
When its all too much you feel like slipping down again

Somebody waits for the time I know will never come
You get yourself so high
Then you come down feeling blue
One day youll wake up and realize youve had enough
Theres a thousand shining moments
Waiting just to happen to you

Somebody waits for the time I know will never come
You get yourself so high
Then you come down feeling blue
One day youll wake up and realize youve had enough
Theres a thousand shining moments
Waiting just to happen to y