There's a time when we try
To begin what is ending
If at first you don't succeed
Then we just end up pretending
If the dream isn't real
Is the life worth defending?
Close your eyes
Cover your ears
Shut your mouth

You can act naïve
But I know you're not stupid

You'll wake up, when I walk out
Isn't that the way it plays?
The leaver leaves, the stayer stays
You wouldn't make a move, so I made mine
Isn't it a pity?
I wish you were really in it for life
I wish that you were in it for life

What you give is what you get
And what you've got's now next to nothing
'Cause the life that you've accepted
Is the one that's least disruptive
Are you aware of the fact
That when I pull there's no pulling back
You have half the mind
Half the heart
Half the will

You can act naïve
But I know you're not stupid

You'll wake up, when I walk out
Isn't that the way it is?
The leaver leaves, the stayer stays
You wouldn't make a move, so I made mine
Isn't it a pity?
I wish you were really in it for life
I wish that you were in it for life

Some people talk like they can't hear
Some people walk but get nowhere
And when I'm done with the run, I'm going on
I'm sure I'll be
Your biggest regret
You'll never forget

You'll wake up, when I walk out
Isn't that the way it plays?
The leaver leaves, the stayer stays
You wouldn't make a move, so I made mine
Isn't it a pity?
I wish you were really in it for life
I wish that you were in it for life

(You can run, but you can't hide
'Cause everything that I'm running from is locked inside.)