Hard times at a gentle pace Like stone I am weathered slowly Building on my disgrace When I know there’s a better way I’m falling out of favour With every breath I take There’s no excuse for bad behaviour Somebody’s counting all our mistakes
I fill my head up with pleasant notions One day I’ll just walk away
Dark nights and working days Like spirits rushing past you Headlong towards the grave Searching for a place to rest In silence we stand alone Until the lessons over Many questions come and go And still the answers won’t set you free
I fill my head up with pleasant notions One day I’ll just walk away
Tell me the truth again Then try to stop me laughing I’m sure that what you say You really believe in My world is a perfect gray A compromise of standards Only conscience remains But I won’t let you walk over me
I fill my head up with pleasant notions How could I be sure I fill my head up with pleasant notions One day I’ll just walk away