There's a time when we try
To begin what is ending
If at first you don't succeed
Then we just end up pretendingIf the dream isn't real
Is the lie worth defending?
Close your eyes, cover your ears
Shut your mouthYou can act naive
But I know you're not stupidYou'll wake up when I walk out
Isn't that the way it plays, the leaver leaves, the stayer stays
You wouldn't make a move, so I made mine
Isn't it a pity, I wish you were really in it for life
I wish that you were in it for lifeWhat you give is what you get
And what you got is now next to nothing
'Cause the life that you've accepted
Is the one that's least disruptiveAre you aware of the fact
That when I pull, there's no pulling back
You have half the mind, half the heart
Half the willYou can act nave,
But I know you're not stupidYou'll wake up when I walk out
Isn't that the way it plays, the leaver leaves, the stayer stays
You wouldn't make a move, so I made mine
Isn't it a pity, I wish you were really in it for life
I wish that you were in it for lifeSome people talk like they can't hear
Some people walk but get nowhere
And when I'm done with the run I'm going on
I'm sure I'll be your biggest regret
You'll never forgetYou'll wake up when I walk out
Isn't that the way it plays, the leaver leaves, the stayer stays
You wouldn't make a move, so I made mine
Isn't it a pity, I wish you were really in it for life
I wish that you were in it for lifeYeah, you can run but you can't hide
'Cause everything you're running from is locked inside