Story 'bout a girl   Story 'bout the world      Suddenly, somethin' I'm not   You're somethin' that you bought   Or was it somethin' I said, my friend      A little girl, are you trippin' on this?   Are you trippin' all over it?   You better come up for air      Story 'bout a girl, my   Story 'bout the world, my   And are you waking up slowly?   You're nothin' but lonely   Are you waking up holdin'   Holdin' your breath?      And are you looking for somethin'?   I promised you one thing   I promise, I'll always   Always be there      Baby girl, stand up and fight   This is not some paradise   Oh, it's just where we live      And finally you think you're alright   And that it eats you up alive   You better get used to it      Story 'bout a girl, my   Story 'bout the world, my   And are you waking up slowly?   You're nothin' but lonely   Are you waking up holdin'   Holdin' your breath?      And are you lookin' for somethin'?   I promised you one thing   I promise, I'll always   Always be there      With all my faith, with all my heart   And all those simple things you are      And I know, it's stuck inside your head   You're alone, you better get used to it   And I know the feelin' has to end   You're strong, it sucks you in again      And you're lost, you can't make any sense   This world, it tears you limb from limb   And hold on, you're nothin' but the best      And are you waking up slowly?   You're nothin' but lonely   Are you waking up holdin'   Holdin' your breath?      And are you looking for somethin'?   I promised you one thing   I promise, I'll always   Always be there      With all my faith and all my heart   And all those simple things you are   With all my faith and all my heart   And all those simple things you are