Short Stories Lyrics

Have you ever been up?
Have you ever been down?
Have you ever been lost?
Have you ever been found?
Have you ever been right?
Have you ever been wrong?
Have you come up short?
Can you come along?
Have you left your mark?
Have you left alone?
Have you seen the way?
Can you come back home?

Short stories
That's what we live
Short stories, babe
Just take what they will give
Short stories
That's all it's ever been
Don't worry about the ending, babe
Before we begin

I have seen the sun
That's behind the rain
I have felt the joy
That's behind the pane
Did you ever go soft?
Did you ever run wild?
I've been a hundred years old
I've been a newborn child
And I have found a smile
In amidst the field
And I can find the heart
In amidst the fear

Short stories
That's what we live
Short stories, babe
Just take what they will give
Short stories
That's all it's ever been
Don't worry about the ending, babe
Before we begin

Don't you know
I need you near me
Or my happy ending's gone
And I see now
So very clearly
That our story, must go on
And on

And if I give myself
Can I ask for you
If I give you hope
Can we make it through?
You know I need a dream
Just like I need my breath
We've got to take the life
Before we get the death
You know I need your love
Just like I need the light
Yes I need the chance
Can it be tonight?

Short stories
That's what we live
Short stories, babe
Just take what they will give
Short stories
That's all it's ever been
Don't worry about the ending, babe
Before we begin