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If I said what's on my mind
You'd turn and walk away
Disappearing way back in your dreams
It's so hard to be unkind
So easy just to say
That everything is just the way it seems
You look up at me
And somewhere in your mind you see
A man I'll never be
If only I could find a way
I'd feel like I'm the man you believe I am
And it's getting harder every day for me
To hide behind this dream you see
A man I'll never be
I can't get any stronger
I can't climb any higher
You'll never know just how hard I've tried
Cry a little longer
And hold a little tighter
Emotions can't be satisfied
You look up at me
And somewhere in your mind you still see
A man I'll never be
If only I could find a way
I'd feel like I'm the man you believe I am
And it's getting harder every day for me
To hide behind this dream you see
A man I'll never be
You'd turn and walk away
Disappearing way back in your dreams
It's so hard to be unkind
So easy just to say
That everything is just the way it seems
You look up at me
And somewhere in your mind you see
A man I'll never be
If only I could find a way
I'd feel like I'm the man you believe I am
And it's getting harder every day for me
To hide behind this dream you see
A man I'll never be
I can't get any stronger
I can't climb any higher
You'll never know just how hard I've tried
Cry a little longer
And hold a little tighter
Emotions can't be satisfied
You look up at me
And somewhere in your mind you still see
A man I'll never be
If only I could find a way
I'd feel like I'm the man you believe I am
And it's getting harder every day for me
To hide behind this dream you see
A man I'll never be
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Wow a lot of hear felt responses from the guys
But it has occurred to me...... maybe you have it all wrong
If a girl or anyone for that matter looks up at you And somewhere in her mind s/he sees a knight in shining armour, the sun, the moon, the stars Then you should just believe her even if you don't believe it yourself and be very very grateful
Just a ladies perspective xx
BTW that should say HEART - heart felt responses
@sarah70948 I had commented before I got to yours. I am a man that has always felt the exact same way you do and felt it to be an amazingly uplifting and touching song lyrically and musically. I was shocked that no one saw it that way. FYI, here was my post:<br /> <br /> What a difference one letter in the lyrics makes!<br /> <br /> I was reading comments wondering why no one saw the possibility of there being beauty behind a woman seeing so much good in a man and how that could positively motivate him to become a better person--which is the way I had always personally interpreted the song.<br /> <br /> This has been one of my favorite songs for 25 years--so long that I never got online to look up the lyrics because I thought I knew them before the internet was available. <br /> <br /> But looking at the lyrics, one letter changes everything.<br /> <br /> Cry a little longer<br /> And hold a little tighter<br /> Emotions can't be satisfied <br /> <br /> I thought it was "emotions CAN be satisfied".<br /> <br /> The good thing about music, is I can go ahead and pretend that I never discovered this.
@sarah70948 Yep, it's "CAN" be satisfied, so indeed the song has an uplifting feeling when you notice that (just listening again right now). Many songs are like that, just like a painting that can be interpreted & loved in so many different ways. I do think the song presents an essential impasse found in so many relationships, when pure honesty can be what destroys "the myth," but then both lovers can realize that overcoming such a crisis is exactly what makes the bond grow that much stronger.