I've got something on my mind I've locked it all inside I'm that stranger with blue eyes My mother warned me of her code I had a friend who went too far Her daddy told her it's all words And now it's almost over Now it's almost over Acting tragic like you didn't care That's what people tell me You know it never gets you anywhere That's what people tell me Why do you have to make it oh so hard That's what people tell me Wasting effort acting avant garde That's what people tell me It only happens after dark It resembles a breaking heart And now it's almost over Now it's almost over Oh, almost over Oh, almost over Acting tragic like you didn't care That's what people tell me You know it never gets you anywhere That's what people tell me Why do you have to make it oh so hard That's what people tell me Wasting effort acting avant garde That's what people tell me