Like a foggy mirror   Where receptions blurred   And things could stand to be clearer   Sometimes it's hard to look you in the eye      If I could be the man on your shoulder   A god as you grow older   I'd sleep so much easier tonight   Close your eyes, they'll tell a story of happy endings      Close your eyes, re-write the story, a new beginning   And it's not what they said and it's not what we read   And all the promises they made us   Are left shattered on the ground      And your defense   You've done no wrong   And live life in innocence   So, how could they have looked you in the eye?      If I could be the man on your shoulder   To watch you as you grow older   I'd sleep so much easier tonight   Close your eyes, they'll tell a story of happy endings      Close your eyes, re-write the story, a new beginning   And it's not what they said and it's not what we read   And all the promises they made us   Are left shattered on the ground      And it's not what they said, it's not what we read   And all the promises they made us   Are left shattered on the ground      It's on the ground   And when the cards are down   It's safe to say that all bets are off      It's on the ground   And when the cards are down   Well, it's time to play, it's hard to say   So, bet all call      It's not what they said, and it's not what we read   And all the promises they made us   Are left shattered on the ground      It's not what they said, and it's not what we read   And all the promises they made us   Are left shattered on the ground      Shattered on the ground   And all the cards are down   Everything they told us   Has always been so wrong      So wrong, so wrong   So wrong