Normal People

I see guys at night drinking in bars Talking to girls and driving cars They heard about this place from a magazine One of their best friends has been They all laugh and joke like there's nothing wrong Like they are right where they belong She met a guy, they went on a date She liked him, but it was getting late He called again, but she let it ring She needs a little more time to think She reads the paper on the train A guy stares the entire way He got a job right out of school His place is small, but it has a pool It's just a couple of stops away He feels a sadness that he can't explain It's hard for him to have fun His mother died when he was young Yesterday I had a life (I had a life) I had a home (I had a home) I wore a smile (I wore a smile) To sell my soul (to sell my soul) My tie was blue (my tie was blue) And my shirt was white (my shirt was white) So why can't I figure out How to feel alright? I know this could be mine again If you would just tell me what I need to change I've seen enough (I've seen enough) I'll never go back (I'll never go back) I'll never get my life (get my life) Back on track (back on track) They all say so much (say so much) But say nothing at all (nothing at all) The world is so big and I feel so fucking small And then I think to myself and sigh How can you really give up When you never tried? One day I called in sick, but I was right outside I just sat down on a bench and cried I saw this child playing in the street His whole life right there under his feet I knew that what you do, that's all there is But then I went upstairs and sat down at my desk I don't fit in, but I don't feel bad You can't miss a feeling that you never had I know it's a sham, but it seemed so real And what I had to be, isn't who I am You see The man I see (man I see) He would never dream (never dream) I just took the life (took the life) They handed me (handed me) I remember this like it was (like it was) Yesterday (yesterday) Even though it now seems (now it seems) So far away (far away) I've learned much more than he'll ever know So what do we do now, and where do we go?