[Verse 1]
Hey, lost cub, where you headed?
How cute, you think it ever gets better
How sweet, you think that this just gets worked out
Hey, lost cub, where you goin'?
How nice, you think the truth's worth knowin'
How brave, to hope that life cares to calm you down

[Pre-Chorus]
If it's all about the outcome
How do you choose a direction?
How do you deal with the tension
Of an answer you couldn't possibly know? (Possibly know)
If it's all about the outcome
How do I handle reflection?
How can I deal with the searchin'
And the answer I'm looking for?
Heavy I'm letting go
Try to hear you

[Chorus]
So, if you're tellin' me the answer's no (The answer is no)
So, if I'm ever gonna be
Assumin' my decision is the right one
For the outcome that I'm aimin' for
What the hell am I aimin' for?
[Verse 2]
Hey, lost cub, why so heavy?
How sad to think you keep forgetting
How much the way it hits you's in your hands (Is in your hands)
Hey, lost cub, hold that smile
How sweet to think it's all worthwhile
How grand to think the other understands (Understands)

[Pre-Chorus]
If it's all about the outcome
How can I live from a lesson?
How do I deal with the tension
Of an answer I couldn't possibly know? (Possibly know)
If it's all about the outcome
How do I handle reflection?
How can I deal with the searchin'
And the answer I'm looking for?
Heavy I'm letting go
Try to hear you

[Chorus]
So, if you're tellin' me the answer's no (The answer is no)
So, if I'm ever gonna be
Assumin' my decision is the right one
For the outcome that I'm aimin' for
What the hell am I aimin' for?
[Bridge]
If it's all about the outcome
(What the hell am I aimin' for?)
Keep whomever be an outcome
(What the hell am I headed for?)
If the present is an outcome
(What the hell am I aimin' for?)
If you're waiting for the outcome
Tried to warn you

[Chorus]
So, if you're tellin' me the answer's no (The answer is no)
So, if I'm ever gonna be
Assumin' my decision is the right one
For the outcome that I'm aimin' for
What the hell am I aimin' for?
So, if you're tellin' me the answer's no (The answer is no)
So, if I'm ever gonna be
Assumin' my decision is the right one
For the outcome that I'm aimin' for
What the hell am I aimin' for?
So, if you're tellin' me the answer's no (The answer is no)
So, if I'm ever gonna be
Assumin' my decision is the right one
For the outcome that I'm aimin' for
What the hell am I aimin' for?