Interpret:

Phil Ochs

Album:

Pleasures of the Harbor

I don't know
But it seems that every single dream's
Painted pretty pictures in the air
And it tumbles in despair
And it starts to bend
Until by the end it's a nightmare


But I'm gonna give all that I've got to give
Cross my heart, and I hope to live


I don't know
But it's true, so many things you do
Please you so they leave me feeling warm
It's the calm before the storm
For the habit grows and before you know it you're deformed


So I'm gonna give all that I've got to give
Cross my heart, and I hope to live


I don't know
But I see that every thing is free
When you're young and treasures you can take
But the bridge is bound to break
And you reach the end screaming
"It's all been a mistake"


So I'm gonna give all that I've got to give
Cross my heart, and I hope to live


I don't know
But it seems that every single dream's
Painted pretty pictures in the air
Then it tumbles in despair
And it starts to bend
Until by the end it's a nightmare


But I'm gonna give all that I've got to give
Cross my heart, and I hope to live