now i'm the guy that said whenever possible
just to change your name and number
and wear dark glasses
and i'm always right except sometimes i'm wrong, you know
now i may have failed the movie school
of dealin' with disaster
i almost let a ray of hope get by

but you go ahead
i'll wait here
you got your sweet young life to live
i live on fear
you go ahead
i'll wait here
but don't you let them change your mind
and don't forget to watch the time
i'll be right here

fortunately i remember everything
except of course the good times
i forget them fast
and you never see the darkness i see
luckily
you notice it's not good but never just how bad
so i'll shut up and hope that you don't ask

you go ahead
i'll wait here
you got your sweet young life to live
i live on fear
you go ahead
i'll wait here
but don't you let them change your mind
and don't forget to watch the time
i'll be right here