So you were right when you said I was just a fake
  You just got used and when you're used you're thrown away
  Look at me now, look at the lines upon my face
  And look at my crowd, haven't we all lived like it's a race
  
  And there are times I sense the trails of pain I leave
  When over the road there hangs those springtime lynching trees
  Just look around, everyone's acting the same way
  In a playground town where we can all live like it's a race
  Where we can all live for we can take
  But haven't we all lived life by mistake
  
  And haven't we all chased time
  Like a paper cup down the street and up the stairs
  And haven't we all found the door is shut
  And the keys are everywhere
  In this life by mistake
  
  And there are moments when the heavens open wide
  When you can hold your dreams and see your future bright
  Look at me now, haven't I tried to do what's right
  The way I know how, I have acquired my life like a taste
  And I have tried to live the right way
  But I have lived my life by mistake