Well, I've tried to live like the way that you wanted me to 
 Never needed the proof, just followed the rules 
 I pick up the paces and I move my feet as fast as I can 
 I'm always falling behind, just float in the lines 
 You want more and ambition's taken its toll on you 
 Well, hey, your confidence is fading with your youth 
    And you say that dreamers always get what they desire 
 Well, I've found, the more I want the less I've got 
 Is this the life you've been waiting for 
 Or are you hoping that you'll be where you want with a little more?   
 You're coughing blood again 
 I know because I clean up the mess every now and then 
 Fold the line along the seam 
 Force a smile and never say what you mean 
 You're in the promised land in someone else's dream 
 If you want more and you'll get there 
 Throw a quarter in the well 
 It's okay, you're fine, ambition's not a crime   
 And you say that dreamers always get what they desire 
 Well, I've found, that the more I want the less I've got 
 Is this the life you've been waiting for 
 Or are you hoping that you'll be where you want with a little more? 
 Well ask yourself   
 Is this the life you've been waiting for? Well, ask yourself 
 Is this the life you've been waiting for? Well, ask yourself 
 Is this the life you've been waiting for, you hoping that you'll be where you want with a little more? Well, ask yourself 
 Is this the life you've been waiting for, you hoping that you'll be where you want with a little more? Well, ask yourself