Have you ever been up?   Have you ever been down?   Have you ever been lost?   Have you ever been found?      Have you ever been right?   Have you ever been wrong?   Have you come up short?   Can you come along?      Have you left a mark?   Have you left alone?   Have you seen the way?   Can you come back home?      Short stories   That's what we live   Short stories   Babe, just take what they will give      Short stories   That's all it's ever been   Don't worry 'bout the ending   Babe, before we begin      I have seen the sun   That's behind the rain   I have felt the joy   That's behind the pain      Did you ever go soft   Did you ever run wild   I've been a hundred years old   I been a newborn child      And I have found a smile   In the midst of tears   And I can find a heart   In the midst of fear      Short stories   That's what we live   Short stories   Babe, just take what they will give      Short stories   That's all it's ever been   Don't worry 'bout the ending   Babe, before we begin      Don't you know I need you near me   Or my happy ending's gone   And I see now so very clearly   That our story must go on and on      And if I give myself   Can I ask for you   If I give you hope   Can we make it through      You know I need a dream   Just like I need my breath   We got to take the life   Before we get the death      You know I need your love   Just like I need the light   Yes, I need a chance   Can it be tonight?      Short stories   That's what we live   Short stories   Babe, just take what they will give      Short stories   That's all it's ever been   Don't worry 'bout the ending   Babe, before we begin      Short stories   That's what we live   Short stories   Babe, just take what they will give