Let's go back to when we didn't know And we could have cared less What came first now comes last And we settle for second best Waking up is hard to do When you've waited for the dawn If I can't be what you want me to be Don't leave the light on I could tell you where I've been But it would make you feel alone We don't recall what we've given up Until what we have feels wrong Waking up is hard to do When you've waited for the dawn If I can't be what you want me to be Don't leave the light on Why do we only seem to care When there's no one else around I pull the shade where my bed's been made But I don't what to lay down Waking up is hard to do When you've waited for the dawn If I can't be what you want me to be Don't leave the light on