I pretend you sit in front of me. I know this conversation well (well) Back and forth between reality And what I抳e come to believe is all I have Words are just a form of emptiness When there抯 no one there to hear (me) I see the bottom of this empty glass It抯 staring back and I can feel the pain I see tomorrow in your eyes I抦 learning to cry I抣l take it in stride I抦 learning to fly I抦 learning to hold my head up high This fascination with what might have been Always seems to leave me cold I抳e gone so far and now I抦 back again The need to be (feel) alive is all I know I see tomorrow in your eyes I抦 learning to cry I抣l take it in stride (after all these years) I抦 learning to fly I抦 learning to hold my head up high I Will hold up my hands When I don抰 think I can There抯 a peace right outside In the light I抦 learning to cry I抣l take it in stride (after all these years) I抦 learning to fly I抦 learning to hold my head up high I抦 learning to cry Don抰 keep it inside (learn to face my fears) I抦 learning to try I抦 learning to hold my head up high I抦 learning I抦 learning