I learned to dance From a girl who could dance Far better than I could even breathe I learned to fight From an old man who could fight Chase the dogs from the night With never having to swing All that I wanted was all in my mind And all that I need is to sing I learned to crash From a friend who could crash Stop the world in it's tracks beneath his feet And I learned to be kind by Trying hard to find it when Fear often comes most easily All that I wanted was all in my mind And all that I need is to sing I learned from a past When our flags were all half mast For the days when all our dreams were king Like the sinking sun that made me Held me and gave me days to waste All that I wanted was all in my mind And all that I need is to sing I learned to die From a good woman who died With her head held high in the wind When my time arrives And the lights gonna leave my eyes It's the love that I find That's gonna ease the sting All that I wanted was all in my mind And all that I need