Children in the playground, laughing and dancing in the street All the colors of the rainbow – wrapped in childlike harmony Me, I’m not laughing – I see things only as they were When I first needed you – yeah, when I first needed you
Cars passing by – representing my life I ain’t old but I ain’t young enough to cry like a baby And I’m so scared but I won’t tell you for fear you’ll hate me more Tough on the outside, tough on the outside – yeah, tough all over
Coulds go rollin’ by as I lay floatin’ in a stream of semi-consciousness I’ll follow it ’til the end or at least ’til I drown in my separate reality Sorry there’s only room for me
I used to have an angel – she took care of everything Yeah, so sometimes we cried – maybe more than most, but so what We shared everything – even some things we should not have shared Like my separate reality – now there’s only room for me
I walk among the criminals and I pray among the saints And somewhere in between I try to scrape off this war paint It’s cold in here in the corner of my soul – so dark and lonely Oh but I ain’t never gonna let go
Children in the playground – laughing and dancing in the street All the colors of the rainbow – wrapped in childlike harmony Me, I’m not laughing or dancing – I see things only as they were When I first needed you – yeah, when I first needed you
I used to have everything – now you won’t even talk to me, but that’s alright ‘Cause I’ve got a new friend and her name is tattooed across my chest And she won’t let me down – ’cause I ain’t never, never gonna let her in Tough on the outside, tough on the outside – and it’s surely tough In my separate reality – sorry there’s only room for me In my separate reality – sorry there’s only room for me, for me Sorry there’s only room for me