YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE LIKE A PAPERBACK NOVEL, YOU SPEND YOUR TIME SEARCHIN' FOR A NEW THRILL, SOON YOU'LL SEE THAT IT'S ALL GONNA CRUMBLE, AND ALL AT ONCE YOU'LL AWAKE WITH A CHILL, CHORUS: AND IT'S A HARD THING FOR YOU TO DEAL WITH WHEN REALITY COMES IT HITS YOU RIGHT IN THE FACE, AND IT'S A HARD THING FOR YOU TO HANDLE, HOW LONG CAN YOU KEEP UP THE PACE, RUNNIN' AWAY FROM THE TRUTH. VS:2 THE WORLD IS COLD, AND IT'S LOVE IS SO EMPTY, WITH A SMILE IT'LL STEAL YOUR LIFE, AND ALL IT'S TREASURES WILL MAKE YOU WEALTHY, BUT THEY WILL CUT YOU JUST LIKE A KNIFE. REPEAT CHORUS: BRIDGE: IT'S A LIE, IT'S A LIE, IT'S A LIE THAT YOU'RE LIVIN', WON'T YOU LISTEN TO ME. IT'S A LIE, IT'S A LIE, IT'S A LIE THAT YOU'RE LIVIN' THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE IF YOU BELIEVE. VS:3 SO COUNT THE COST, P