I spent most of my days thinking life was a dream Mistook the walls in my room for the clouds and the trees Fill your head full of feeling and your heart full of names Put them together and you're back in the dream And life's a long time to waste So, get out of your head and get swept away And life's a long time to waste I spent most of my evening watching other people live my dreams They're painting pictures on the back of my eyes from the light of a tv screen Fill your head full of dreams and your heart full of doubt All that you've got is your back on the couch Life's a long time to waste So, get out of your head and get swept away Because a name could never prepare you for those real things A field's just a field and a star's just a star Then you're only what they told you, you are And life's a long time to waste So I spend most of my mornings on my daily commute With my friends on my radio to help make it through Fill your head full of figures and your heart full of pride You're always on the road, but never driven for that drive And life's a long time to waste So, get out of your head and get swept away Because a name could never prepare you for those real things A stone's just a stone, a road's just a road And your destination's where you're told to go Life's a long Life's a long Life's a long time to waste