It's another compromise   When you take into account all the lies he said, yeah   You've been dreaming for so long   That he'll take you in his bed and make it yours, yeah, yeah      But you never took into account   The way he looked at her   And you'll never see it through it to the end      We all want something of ours   To make us the face that   Stands out from the crowd   We all want something of ours    To shine like gold, taste like wine   And bloom like a flower      It's been a long 30 years   Where did the time go you gave to him?   Now you've gone and turned it in   Into a story that'll never end   What did you gain from all the pain      But you never took into account   The way he looked at her   And you'll never see it through it to the end      We all want something of ours   To make us the face that   Stands out from the crowd   We all want something of ours    To shine like gold, taste like wine   And bloom like a flower      And still you hold on   To every old song   He didn't answer your calls for so long   Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah      We all want something of ours   To make us the face that    Stands out from the crowd   We all want something of ours   To shine like gold, taste like wine   And bloom like a flower      We all want something of ours (It's another compromise when you take into account all the lies)   To shine like gold, taste like wine, and bloom like a flower (It's another compromise when you take into account all the lies)   He said, yeah