"The Sad Truth"

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Wake from sleep,
Covered like a burial shroud,
Go do the best,
Go make the family proud,
Live through waking dreams,
Hidden here within the crowd.

Why is the sad truth,
No better than a simple lie,
Here in the heartland,
Awake to hear this cry,
Say all the right words,
And yet still you sigh,
Why is the sad truth,
No better than a simple lie?

Shake from calm,
Learning from a naive child,
Find faith too late,
To make the demons wild,
Need these waking dreams,
Just to keep the fever mild.

Why is the sad truth,
No better than a simple lie,
Here in the heartland,
Leaving us high and dry,
Say all the right words,
And yet still you sigh,
Why is the sad truth,
No better than a simple lie?

Stir from haze,
Angels light the empty way,
I'll carry on,
All through the final day,
Lose those waking dreams,
At the end, I can not stay.

Why is the sad truth,
No better than a simple lie,
Here in the heartland,
Awake to hear this cry,
Say all the right words,
And yet still you sigh,
Why is the sad truth,
No better than a simple lie?