[Verse 1: Rosanne Cash]
You want love
But it's never deep enough
You want life
But it's never long enough
You want peace
Like it's something you can buy
You want time
But you're content to watch it fly

[Chorus: Elvis Costello]
I'm not afraid
And I refuse to be
I can't fall
There's nothing to stop me

[Verse 2: Kris Kristofferson]
You believe in dreams
In a dream-forsaken land
You believe the heart
Is the measure of a man
It's an old love story
And I swear to God it's true
You believe in me
And I believe in you
{Chorus: Elvis Costello]
I'm not afraid
And I refuse to be
I can't fall
There's nothing to stop me

[Verse 3: Elvis Costello]
You want imagination
But you cannot pretend
You need air
But you won't even break a window
You want space
And some pretty stars to lend
You want free will
Or something like it that you can bend

[Chorus: Elvis Costello]
I can't think
It's getting hard to do (It's getting hard to do)
You can't fail
There's nothing to stop you

[Coda: Kris Kristofferson]
It's an old love story
And I swear to God it's true
You believe in me
And I believe in you