can`t believe what you hear
don`t believe what you read
hard to see what you need these days
can`t believe that it`s true
you know we had so much to do
how come you treat me this way
hey--you
why don`t you play by the rules
play by the rules
you--just
you must take me
take me for some kind of fool
it`s an illusion
here and gone in a day
not what it seems this American dream
just drifting away
it`s an illusion
after all that we`ve seem
a complete waste of time
just a nursery rhyme
can`t believe that you`re leaving
can`t believe what you hear
don`t believe what you read
hard to see what you need--these days
they`ll feed you the facts
leave you like a kid on a railroad track
our reason is fading away
O.K.
not much left I can do
I can do
you--just
you just took me
took me for some kinda fool
it`s an illusion
here and gone in a day
not what it seems this American dream
just drifting away
it`s an illusion
after all that we`ve seem
a complete waste of time
just a nursery rhyme
can`t believe that you`re leaving
it`s an illusion..................