Boy I used to be was upstairs
the girl of my dreams was makin herself heard
she could talk for hours on end
the girl of my dreams
and never say a word
she wanted things i couldn't afford
like a house filled with laughter every night
she wanted thing i couldn't afford
boy i used to be got along said the right things
said the right things to make
a dream girl go
she was gone before i woke up
now I'm downtown puttin on a show
i wanted things that i couldn't afford
like to get along with everybody all the time
I wanted things that i couldn't afford
like love like love like love like love like love like love like love
Boy that i still am tells a joke
New girl of my dreams doesn't even think to laugh
we are all alone in this world
from cradle to grave and maybe after that
we all want things that well never afford
like a house filled with laughter every night
all these things that well never afford
like love like love like love like love like love like love like love like love like love