Well, I set myself up big time this time
With the notion that you try your best
And everyone wins

But nothing ever goes that smoothly
And it won't end like a movie
Where the good guy always wins

Until you figure out
A way that you can live without
Stories without happy ends
Everyone I know is trying to get by
Fighting all the half-true lies
Nobody can win

The fill you up with expectation,
Innovations and predictions that can't
Possibly fly
Cinderella's waiting tables
And the princess never did wake up
That's how it begins

Until you figure out
A way that you can live without
Stories with happy ends
Everyone I know is trying to get by,
Fighting all the half-true lies
Nobody can win
Nobody can win
Nobody can win