do you ever wonder who it is that pulls the strings

and makes you jump against your will

with every toll he rings

it seems so clear to me and yet the nature of his game

has lived your life as best you can

and you won't feel the pain

thinking of myself this time

gonna see it through

wonder what they'd say if i just spoke my mind to you

but i can't find the courage

to refuse you just the same

a world of cards and plastic

love dreams out in the rain

do you think prosperity is something we can lack

i tell you that i need it like a knife stuck in my back

how much longer must we go on reaching out to you

i'm tired of singing songs

in these cold darker shades of blue

don't say that we took for granted

what we now seem to have lost

don't say that we should have known

remind us of the cost

times were when i'd sleep at night

the friends would speak their minds

in spite of that strange knowing feeling

i felt growing in my eyes

don't say that we took for granted

what we now seem to have lost

don't say that we should have known

remind us of the cost

don't say that we took for granted

what we now seem to have lost

don't say that we should have known

remind us of the cost

only you

thinking of myself this time

gonna see it through

wonder what they'd say if i just spoke my mind to you

but i can't find the courage

to refuse you just the same

a world of cards and plastic

love and dreams out in the rain

do you ever wonder who it is that pulls the strings

the best you jump against your will

with every toll he rings

it seems so clear to me and yet the nature of his game

is live your life as best you can

and you won't feel a thing