My mother's afraid of the subway
It's a living bad dream
I hold her hand as the doors close

And she pales and stifles a scream
Ali's afraid of Ad-libbing
Of improvising at jams

She is not very happy right now
And spends all her money on grams
Ade is afraid of commitment

So Carla dumped him today
She is very disappointed
She was hoping he'd beg her to stay

Ayo he just wants a girlfriend
He's afraid of dying alone
He doesn't go out very much

Sits at home a lot getting stoned

You see fear is only holding us back

Look closely amongst all your peeps
There is usually one thing that keeps
Us off track

It is fear, It is fear, It is fear

Ella is worried about her weight

She won't eat in public anymore
She is $#&@ing her ex again
When they've finished

She sleeps on the floor
Nate has a heart of gold
But give it away he will not

His mother abandoned him at ten
It's a pain he has never forgot
Mary's afraid of herself

Her sentences often cut half
She will never give her own opinion
She's afraid that people might laugh

And I am afraid of sharks
I will not swim out past my head
And sometimes I worry

My boyfriend will die
My first love is already dead


You see fear is only holding us back
Look closely amongst all your peeps
There is usually one thing that keeps

Us off track
It is fear, It is fear, It is fear


You see fear is only holding us back
Look closely amongst all your peeps
There is usually one thing that keeps

Us off track
It is fear, It is fear, It is fear


Candy is having a baby
She fears she will be like her mom
Her friends say relax take a

Deep breath
And march to a different drum
Sachas afraid of her Marco

She think's that it's all her fault
But if he did what he does to a
Stranger

He'd be locked up and charged
With $$#ault


You see fear is only holding us back
Look closely amongst all your peeps
There is usually one thing that keeps

Us off track
It is fear, It is fear, It is fear