Here's a little trap That sometimes catches everyone When today's as far as we can see Faith in bright tomorrows Giving way to resignation That's how it is -- how it's going to be
It's such a cloudy day Seems we'll never see the sun Or feel the day has possibilities Frozen in the moment-- The lack of imagination Between how it is and how it ought to be Between how it is and how it ought to be
Here's a little trap That sometimes trips up everyone When we tire of our own company Sometimes we're the last to see beyond the day's frustrations That's how it is -- how it's going to be
It's such a cloudy day Seems we'll never see the sun Or feel the day is all uncertainty Burning in the moment -- trapped by the desperation Between how it is and how it ought to be Between how it is and how it ought to be
Foot upon the stair Shoulder to the wheel You can't tell yourself not to care You can't tell yourself how to feel
That's how it is That's how it is
Another cloudy day Seems we'll never see the sun Or feel the day has possibilities Frozen in the moment-- The lack of imagination Between how it is and how it ought to be Between how it is and how it ought to be