Once

I saw her once
She had beautiful eyes and a wonderful smile
And she stood on stage
With a cute little dress on that matched all her friends

She looked at me
And she said to my heart lovely things about art
That I won't forget
Though it's over, I swear I still feel like I'm there

Forever
The outside is cruel so I'll stay here with you
Forever
The last song will go on and go on and go on
Forever

I'll say I'm scared
That the bad thoughts will find me this far in my mind
So I cry out loud
In the dead of the night hoping this time is right

I feel alone
And I wish I could stay, then they take it away
Once they find me here
Oh, I wish I could stay here and relive this day

Forever
I chose to ignore the end of the encore
Forever
It's better, I find, to keep living this lie
Forever

The curtains close
Then she bows and it ends, and I'm left in my head
All alone again