To Return Now

standing up to the world and all you see, now
telling yourself you've gone away for good, now
but there's not enough time
and there's no really good reason
to return now

feeling horrid and happy seems the same, now
a crazed grin and furrowed brow's the norm, now
but you know there's a difference
a subtle inhibition
that you try to block out of
your fragile mind now

giving all that you've got to think good thoughts, now
and you find you've given all of it to her, now
but there's not enough time
and there's no really good reason
to return now

I've heard 'em say "everybody plays the fool", now
but I'll never be anybody's dupe, no
'cause there's not enough time
and always a good reason
to return now