I watch you stumble through the rain
If only sun could rise again
and help you stay clear of all hate

Pretending there's no evil here
Thinking you're still mine, my dear
I'm out for peace with no souls to keep

Pretending that I've won the fight
Pretending knowing wrong from right
Pretending gets me through at night
when I am bound for thorn crown and the blues

Pretending it's not been too long
since we got the signals wrong
but now it seems there's no finding a key

Pretending someone eased the pain
Believing that I'm still quite sane
but the wounds are deep
Your burns are all third degree

Pretending that i've won the fight
Pretending knowing wrong from right
Pretending gets me through at night
when i am bound for thorn crown and the blues

Now I pretend love is all around
while I ride through my hometown
It's a waiting game
All things stay the same

People pretend being lost and found
I try hard not to make a sound
Won't you stay with me
We make the best we can of this

Pretending that I've won the fight
Pretending knowing wrong from right
Pretending gets me through at night
when i am bound...

Pretending being lost and found
Trying hard not to make a sound
Preparing for one last round
as i am bound for thorn crown and the blues