Fantasising about the future Holding onto the front of the past Hypnotized by the lure It pulls me in sometimes but never lasts Somewhere in between My reality and my dreams Somehow it's above them both Some days, so far below When I'm occupied I don't have to think to breathe As long as I'm makin' better memories 'Cause these things last as far as I can see When I'm up at night And I'm sinkin' in these sheets And thinkin' of these memories Yeah, these things last as far as I can see This is how it works, this is how I learn I've got dime to make for when I've got time to burn I've got things to do and I've got things to see Running on my own time, my imagination's mine This place is not the world, the world's outside When I'm occupied I don't have to think to breathe As long as I'm makin' better memories 'Cause these things last as far as I can see When I'm up at night And I'm sinkin' in these sheets And thinkin' of these memories Yeah, these things last as far as I can see ♪ When I'm occupied I don't have to think to breathe As long as I'm makin' better memories 'Cause these things last as far as I can see When I'm up at night And I'm sinkin' in these sheets And thinkin' of these memories Yeah, these things last as far as I can see