close your eyes
don’t you feel embarrassed by the porn shows
they call their daily news
I wonder how you can stand this endless
torrent of abuse

did you ever notice the smile of good friends
that never reached their eyes
did you ever sense their suppressed worries
or hear their silent cries

at times you need to close your eyes
to get a clearer view
behind the scenes we call reality
sometimes you should get off your mind,
to sing and dance and you'd
act like crazy just to prove your sanity

have you ever watched the sun burn his way
through the morning mist
did you know that in the place called hell
beauty does exist

at times you need to close your eyes
to get a clearer view
behind the scenes we call reality
sometimes you should get off your mind,
to sing and dance and you'd
act like crazy just to prove your sanity

don't let the time pass away
without offering this day
one of your precious smiles
to take away

at times you need to close your eyes
to get a clearer view
behind the scenes we call reality
sometimes you should get off your mind,
to sing and dance and you'd
act like crazy just to prove your sanity