You smile to sweeten what you're saying   But you wound with your words so fine   We all get the lives that we deserve, what?   You're cruel to my kind      Do you think that I've got no feelings   Left to hurt inside?   Your aim is high and you don't miss much   But my eyes are open wide      If I'm gonna push to boat out   To meet that tidal wave   I'm gonna need more than a moment   To find a face that's brave   And if I'm looking in the desert   To find the blazing flowers   I'm gonna need more than a minute   More like twenty four hours      Run that by me one more time   I gotta have a chance to recover   Run that by me one more time   I gotta have a chance   Run that by me one more time   Before you blow my mind and my cover   Run that by me one more time   Cos I'm strong enough      So you saw this coming, did you?   You give pride while I take the fall   You never thought to warn me, did you?   Just sit back and watch it all      You straightjacket my dreams   And chainsaw my intentions   I hate to shatter your illusions   But I'm strong enough to carry on      If I'm gonna push the boat out   To meet that tidal wave   I'm gonna need more than a moment   To find a face that's brave   And if I'm looking in the desert to find the blazing flowers   I'm gonna need more than a minute   More like twenty four hours      Run that by me one more time   I gotta have a chance to recover   Run that by me one more time   I gotta have a chance   Run that by me one more time   Before you blow my mind and my cover   Run that by me one more time   Cos I'm strong enough      I get crushed while you never mind   I get crushed while you never mind   And this is all the well I have   Excuse me whilst I dig it up, dig it up   I get crushed while you never mind   I get crushed while you never mind   And this is all the strength I have   Excuse me whilst I dig it up, dig it up      Run that by me one more time   I gotta have a chance to recover   Run that by me one more time   I gotta have a chance   Run that by me one more time   Before you blow my mind and my cover   Run that by me one more time   Cos I'm strong enough      Run that by me one more time   You don't feel love   Run that by me one more time   You don't feel why   Run that by me one more time   You don't feel love   Run that by me one more time   You don't feel