Better Than This

Is this what you meant? Is this what you dreamed of? When you were making your plans Shaking the dirt off? Do you feel like You and I belong? (Oh woah oh!) Just keep your eyes on the road And nothing can go wrong You can do so much better than this You can do so much better than this I've been checking my sums Oh where did the time go? Holding my photograph Up to the window Through the paper And refracted sun (Oh woah oh!) I can see all the things I wish that I'd done You can hang your hopes on the medicine (On the medicine) You can put your faith in the phone in (In the phone in) You can tell yourself you're doing your best (Doing your best) You can so much better than this (Better than this) Get a grip on yourself Get a grip on yourself Could've been something, but you're too late And you weren't invited anyway 'Cause the photograph showed the wrong man (Showed the wrong man) 'Cause there is no soap star holding your hand (Holding your hand) You don't see yourself in the freeze frame (In the freeze frame) Must be someone else using your name (Using your name) And everyone will be the same And everyone will glow And everywhere you'll see your name In every shop window It's better than this You can do so much better than this You can do so much better than this You can do so much better than this