[Verse 1]
When I was a boy I used to ask the sky for things
I lay in bed reciting lines to the ceiling
I made requests as though the clouds were somehow listening
I read a book because somebody said it'd save me
Now I'm old, and I believe only the things I see
The awful news and whatever is on the t.v.,
The sad truth that the world is descending
If miracles exist
Then God is holding out on me
[Bridge]
There is nothing waiting
There is nothing waiting
There is nothing waiting behind the clouds
Just a man pulling strings
[Chorus]
We live in a sad world
I'm not a sad man
I'm thankful for the ones I love
My family and friends
We live in a sad world
I'm not a sad man
I'm thankful for the ones i love
My family and friends
(Oooh oooh oooh)(x8)
[Chorus]
We live in a sad world
I'm not a sad man
I'm thankful for the ones I love
My family and friends