I'd like to write a line about a sunrise
that doesn't rhyme with "tears forming in my ears"
i'd like to wake up in a warm embrace
and not have to force this smile on my face
this cheshire grin upon my face

i'd like to have a date for the picture show
and a song playing on the radio
i'd like to break free from this carousel
and hold a lover's hand atop the ferris wheel
now both of mine are on the steering wheel

you know i'm sick of writing theo
to come along
someone to heal these wounds
that have bled for far too long
you know then i might even pen
maybe then i'll even pen a happy song

i'd like to travel back in time
so i could live a much simpler life
i'd like to be a young girl's dream
starring beside john wayne on the movie screen
playing an outlaw on the silver screen

you know i'm sick of writing theo
to come along
someone to heal these wounds
that have bled for far too long
you know then i might even pen
maybe then i'll even pen a happy song
maybe then i'll even pen a happy song
maybe then i'll even pen a happy song