1. Between the covers something went wrong: I read all the signs.
This is not the happy ending we once had in mind.
I thought our story would last for ages,
But I can see you’ve stopped turning the pages.
Chorus: I can’t help it if I try to make my dreams come true.
The only trouble is I end up getting black and blue.
If I say what’s on my mind you can’t stand the atmosphere.
If I say nothing at all we’ll have more wasted years.
2. When I say ‘Let’s move away’, you never want to listen.
So, the last chapter in our lives is already written.
Together yet so far apart, it cuts me like a knife.
I have no idea what you want from the rest of your life.
Chorus: I can’t help it if I try to make my dreams come true, etc.
Just for once, can’t you see I’m wrapped in chains?
Doing nothing’s not an option, but I know you fear a change.
Time’s not on our side: look at the falling sand.
I brighter future can be ours if we grab it with both hands.
Chorus: (Guitar solos)
Chorus: I can’t help it if I try to make my dreams come true, etc.
If I say nothing at all we’ll only have more wasted years.