There is a story I tell about my life As if things happen like that It's got motivations And explanations Like it was part of the plan There is a story I tell about my life Where one thing leads to another There's all these dead ends And I have to pretend When really I don't just understand This is why I did it Anyone could see it There is an arc that I draw It curves all around me A dome that surrounds me It moves me onward like One, two, three, four There is a story I tell About my life This is the story I tell About my life I had so many jokes That I could remember Now I forget them like dreams I used to tell funny stories Of disasters and glories But now I'm not sure what they mean 'Cause I'm a self-made man And a man-made self So if it isn't me Then it must be Someone else And there's so much ground To cover It's just one thing after another There is a story I tell About my life This is the story I tell About my life ♪ We all need stories to move us along To give us some kind of shape To live To tell The tale To live To tell The tale We all need stories to move us along To give us some kind of shape To live To tell The tale To live Is to tell The tale I had so many jokes That I could remember Now I forget them like dreams (We lead to ourself) 'Cause I'm a self-made man And a man-made self So if it isn't me Then it must be Someone else ♪ There is a story I tell About my life This is the story I tell About my life