When paradise is no longer fit for you to live inAnd your adolescent dreams are goneThrough the days you feel a little used upAnd you don't know where your energy's gone wrongIt's just your soul feelin' a little downheartedSOmtimes life is too ridiculous to liveYou count your friends all on one fingerI know it sounds crazy, just the way that we liveBetween a laugh and a tearSmile in the mirror as you walk byBetween a laugh and a tearAnd that's as good as it can get for usAnd there ain't no reason to stop tryin'When this cardboard town can no longer amuse youYou see through everything and nothin' seems worthwhileAnd hypocrite used to be such a big word to youAnd it don't seem to mean anything to you nowJust try to live each and every precious momentDon't be discouraged by the future, forget the pastThat's old advise but it'll be good to youI know there's a balance, see it when I swing pastBetween a laugh and a tearSmile in the mirror as you walk byBetween a laugh and a tearAnd that's as good as it can get for usAnd there ain't no reason to stop tryin'When paradise can no longer amuse you------------------------------------------------------------------------------