She says I don't care   But that's not the way it is   I know it's not   But her words are so strong   It's hard not to believe in them      I say I don't mind   But that's not the way it is   I know it's not   But my words are so small   That it's hard to hang on to them      I could spend my whole life   Thinking about what's important to me      I could spend my whole life   Thinking about what matters to me      I could spend my whole life   Worrying about what's going to happen to me      I could waste my whole life   Thinking about just what it is my life means      She says I don't try   But that's not the way it is   I know it's not   But she can read me like a book   She's read a hundred thousand times      I say it's all right   But that's not the way it is   I know it's not   And I know in my heart   That I'm so very tired of pretending      I could spend my whole life   Thinking about what's important to me      I could spend my whole life   Thinking about what matters to me      I could spend my whole life   Worrying about what's going to happen to me      I could waste my whole life   Thinking about just what it is my life means      Sometimes what matters doesn't really matter at all   Sometimes it doesn't fit inside the big picture      Sometimes I need to be just where I am   Sometimes I need to know that right here is good enough      Sometimes I need to be just where I am   Sometimes I need to know that right here is good enough      She says I don't care   But that's not the way it is   I know it's not   But her words are so strong   It's hard not to believe in them      I say I don't mind   But that's not the way it is   I know it's not   But my words are so small   It's hard to hang on to them      I could spend my whole life   Thinking about what's important to me      I could spend my whole life   Thinking about what matters to me      I could spend my whole life   Worrying about what's going to happen to me      I could waste my whole life   Thinking about just what it is my life means      Sometimes what matters doesn't really matter at all   Sometimes it doesn't fit inside the big picture      Sometimes I need to be just where I am   Sometimes I need to know that right here is good enough      Sometimes I need to be just where I am   Sometimes I need to know that right here is good enough