So lift your spirits, only slightly I know your life is crashing, right before your eyes Take in one more breath, won't be your last one You better start, you better start to believe They say the city never sleeps and neither do I My vessels are crowded streets, my hopes scrape the sky And you were strung along this story, now you live in all your glory If these are your wonder years, live them till the dream dies Cause the one thing you can't do is water down the fire in your eyes And the worst thing that you could do is forget, is forget And I'll never understand why we pretend, we pretend That you and I live different lives They say the most awful things and I've heard them all You wouldn't believe the cruel names they've called But you were strung along this story, now you live in all your glory If these are your wonder years, do your best to survive Cause the one thing you can't do is water down the fire in your eyes And the worst thing that you could do is forget, is forget And I'll never understand why we pretend, we pretend That you and I live different lives And all this poetry doesn't do it justice I wish I could instill this emptiness But I must confess that I can't confess to being hurt Cause if you don't let it hurt, you'll never beat this I remember all the apparitions I fell in love with all those years ago When the worst thing in life was a bad grade Now the worst thing in life is waking up Because this weight just crushes the dreams you have in your sleep And you forget them, in an instant And the worst thing that you could do is forget (I live a good life, I live a good life) And I'll never understand why we pretend (I live a good life, I live a good life) And the worst thing that you could do is forget (I live a good life, I live a good life) And I'll never understand why we pretend ohh oh You'll never be alone You'll never be alone Anymore Anymore