(photo by Richard Williams)

15) If All Your Dreams Came True

Yeah, I know your kind,
you're always busy finding
something to complain about
ripped silver lining,
too brightly shining,
cavity in the gift horses' mouth,
no matter how good the stuff
it could never be enough
to wipe away that petulant pout,
and you can think what you do
is what's being done to you,
but you'd just run away
if all your dreams came true.

Now, you're the kind of person
who always sees the worst in
whatever good that comes along
who hears bells a-ringing
and everybody singing
and has to say, "I hate this song"
I have to try really hard
to slip under your guard,
not everything is broken and wrong
and you can think what you do
is what's being done to you,
but you'd just run away
if all your dreams came true.

(bridge)
If it's your belief it's pointless what you choose
then you really haven't very much to lose, do you?
If your theory is that hopelessness is king,
wouldn't being proven wrong be a good thing

Now, we're all tired of hearing
all the things you fear as
if they were a certainty
and all of your warnings
each and every morning
and all your negativity
I really wish you'd let go
what you think you know
and see what the rest of us see...
You can think what you do
is what's being done to you,
but you'd just run away
If all your dreams came true.

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