There'll be a time when it all falls apart The pictures that you've made of yourself from the start When the world so vigorously kicks in the door Grabs you by your head and throws you to the floor The truth reveals it's secrets Anytime you dare to hear it You will know Of course, your mother told you to be good to all There was warm applause when you began to crawl Yet the roller coaster scares you and the river, too There's an unfamiliar smell in everything that's new Makes you get up in the morning Overhear the loudest warning And go on I don't know how I came here and I don't know how to go I burn my fingers twice in every afterglow Yet I know there's something calling it'll take me far from here If I surrender whole I'll overcome all fear So when it comes down on me I won't be shaking saying: If only I could love