Oh, how I wish you were here We were just two lost souls Swimming in a fish bowl Year after year And now I'm running over That same old ground What have I found? The same old fears Oh, how I wish you were here So you think you can tell Heaven from hell Blue skies from pain? Can you tell a green field From a cold steel rail A smile from a veil? Do you think you can tell? Did they get you to trade All your heroes for ghosts Hot ashes for trees Hot air for a cool breeze Cold comfort for change? Did you exchange A walk on part in the war For a lead role in a cage? Oh, how I wish you were here We were just two lost souls Swimming in a fish bowl Year after year And now I'm running over The same old ground What have I found? The same old fears Sure do wish you were here Sure do wish you were here God, I wish you were here