pretend you're a man   pretend that for once you're made of something.   try as hard as you can   but just like before you've got nothing   and as it begins you're floating through the room so slowly   your breathing is thin   like at a ship at sea that's lost its meaning   as you curse the wind   oh its in vain your still not moving   your heart needs to mend   but you can't see just what you're choosing      without regret we're living free   but we've done things no one else has seen   we're living like we've got everything   but make believe in the finer things      the pen and the paper   the thoughts that have been swirling through my head   the over acheiver   for once i am left with nothing to be said   this all began   with a little mishap trying to pretend   i'm more than i am.   i'm more than i am   i'm more than just a man      i'm sorry for the distance   i've made mistakes before   i'm sorry for the distance   i know you wanted more   between the time that i'm gone   i know i'll change so much   and when i hurry home   i'll make sure you've had enough