Illusion Anyway

keepin' it cleaner

on this side

of the street i'm on

but paralyzed

feels like a crime every time

it doesn't matter

the reasons why

only what for

how do you like to clear your mind?

babe, you're gettin' older now

i've been afraid to slow down and watch the rain

afraid of passing time, afraid of losing mine

and i've been ashamed

i'm carrying the weight of past lives

and the curses left behind

but i've lost the taste

for heartache and malaise

it's a waste of my days

and it's all illusion, anyway

i'm takin' a turn now

i'm forward bound

i'll catch the last train out

the faces passin' in the crowd

seem unfamiliar somehow

for what it's worth, i've been here before

but one day at a time

is the only way to keep the score

it's not a promise, it's an either/or

i've been afraid to slow down and watch the rain

afraid of passing time, afraid of losing mine

and i've been ashamed

i'm carrying the weight of past lives

and the curses left behind

but i've lost the taste

for heartache and malaise

it's a waste of my days

and it's all illusion, anyway

illusion any way

illusion any way

illusion any way

illusion any way