As I lay sleeping in my bed
I remember when I was believed
I was younger then
And the whole world danced with me
And as the band hit the chorus
Something pulled me away
It's a long nightmare
to find it's not a dream
You can take all you know
And sir, you can write it down
And you can throw it away
'Cause we both know the truth don't count
and on your seventh re-write
You might just get the girl, you see
'cause it's a long nightmare
to find it's not a dream
In the paper today:
a vindicated man
and on the five o'clock news they said
he never lost his tan
well, I'm as pale as a cloud
and I wish they all could see
that it's a long nightmare
to find it's not a dream
and some sweet day
in the truth they'll finally see
that it's a long nightmare
to find it's not a dream
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