Rob Thomas

everybodys got a different story
everybody wanna give theirselves away
but im still afraid
if we can stay out of their field of vision
if we can keep ourselves a half a world away
honey well be ok

the world can be so cruel
but i will sing for you
this cradlesong
all night long

everybodys got their own opinion
everybodys got a place where they belong
like a favorite song
i dont wanna be a faded memory
i dont wanna be the ghost
that you cant shake
i wanna be the real thing

no one said that we were victims honey
no one said we have to keep the things we get
and there aint no regrets
and all our friends they moved to hollywood
but we aint that desperate yet
aint nothing like the real thing

the world can be so cruel
but let me sing to you
this cradlesong