A boy alone, so far from home
Endless rooftops from my window
I felt the gloom of empty rooms

On rainy afternoons
Sometimes in confusion
I felt so lost and disillusioned

Innocence gave me confidence
To go up against reality


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All the same we take our chances
Laughed at by time

Tricked by circumstances
Plus ca change
Plus c'est la meme chose

The more that things change
The more they stay the same


Now I've gained some understanding
Of the only world that we see
Things that I once dreamed of

Have become reality
These walls that still surround me
Still contain the same old me

Just one more who's searching for
A world that ought to be


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