Now we were all Children once in our lives Beautiful minds So how you gonna fill a hole So deep in the soul of your prime With beautiful lies No matter how hard we try The world is curled, and cold, and bitter dry Honesty in cold coffee eyes You're something like the catcher in the rye Now don't we all fall Don't we all fall in love sometimes I've seen beautiful brides Oh I want to be whole Half a man can't stand the shadows of time Power and Pride No matter how hard we try The world is curled, and cold, and bitter dry Honesty in cold coffee eyes You're something like the catcher in the rye Don't you know It's a trick man Trying to build a road On quicksand