My dreams they never fail me,
I'm sleeping at the strangest hours,
If a picture's worth a thousand words,
How can you even picture love
if you can't afford to lie?
It's changing like a roll of dice
and nothing's really sure
Pain is spreading like disease an
d there ain't no easy cure
Below the blackened skyline,
Well, I used to be an optimist,
Now I don't even bother to lock
the front door when I leave
My bed's a worn -out boxing ring,
my life's a run -down gym
My future has moved out of town,
it's that emptiness you hear
The silent empty tower shouts,
the coast was never clear
But I look out on the highway,
things are getting strange
Didn't it all seem so familiar
Before everything changed
Before everything changed
Lookin' good but changed to mean
The future for wins and soon forgets
The fu ture don't explain
Don't need no poison pens
Words can live their own life
They know exactly what they mean
But I miss you more than I did before
Didn't we all feel vain and selfish
Before everything changed
Before everything changed
the rivers are rising fast
My baby's love was sad and true,
I heard a midnight special
Is there something here to get me high,
The clock ain't turning backwards,
the sands blow at my feet
If you ever hear from the man upstairs,
I'd love to hear him speak
Well, I'm cashing all my checks in,
too dumb to play the game
I used to plan an hour ahead, up until...
Until everything's changed
Until everything's changed
