City Of Lost Children

And they met when they were young
With one thing in common
Two big city kids lost in a stupid world
Of egotistic boys and lying little girls

And he knows there was something there
'Cause he saw it in her stare
Or does he tell himself that for something to hold to? -
Second guessing life 'cause he doesn't know the truth

And he knows, but he fakes it, that he's doing okay
And he knows, 'cause he wastes it, his life and every day

In his head he's always known
The way the story's supposed to go
But then she left, now she's fifty states away
And he wastes his hours and squanders every day

'Cause now she's just a dream (now she's just a dream...)
Of how things could have been
So he sits at home and wonders where she is
And what she's doing, does she ever think of him

And he keeps on writing her letters -
Ones he'll never send
And he wishes he had a picture
So he could see her face again

And he knows, but he fakes it, that he's doing okay
And he knows, 'cause he wastes it, his life and every day
And he knows, but he fakes it, that he's doing okay
And he knows, 'cause he wastes it, his life and every day
And he knows, but he fakes it, that he's doing okay
And he knows, 'cause he wastes it, his life and every day
And he knows, but he fakes it, that he's doing okay
And he knows, 'cause he wastes it, his life and every day