I see you shuffle on the set when you stand inside it.
And there`s applause raining down that won`t last.
And it`s the lines that I forget that keep me around, I guess.
For something better yet.
Now there are fair weather friends.
And there are fools besides us.
Who would learn every turn and twist somehow.
And they`re standing in the wings, and the the half light flickering
Chorus:
Set the stage.
Hey I`ll tell you about the part we`ll play.
Set the stage.
Hey I`ll tell you about the part we`ll play.
Well I`ve been looking to the past
`Cause I`ve seen the future.
And there`s a song coming on that won`t last long.
And it`s the roles that I forget that keep me `round, I guess
Overthrown and unwise,
In your mother`s eyes.
Overthrown and unwise,
In your mother`s eyes.
(repeat chorus)
Overthrown and unwise,
In your mother`s eyes.
Overthrown and unwise,
In your mother`s eyes.
(repeat chorus to fade)