Why waste our time Searching for a fairy tale A happily ever after When it can't be found I've set my mind It's a risk I'm willing to take I've gotta run faster So I won't let you down When I was young I was afraid I was stuck inside a dream Inside of my own prison Waiting for a chance to breathe I always hoped the tales I read Were what I'd one day find But now I'm much older What they wrote are lies I always dreamed of something more Than the excuses that we've made What is it we're all searching for Why are we all this way Why waste our time Searching for a fairy tale A happily ever after When it can't be found I've set my mind It's a risk I'm willing to take I've gotta run faster So I won't let you down I've watched the years go by As every sand fell into place I've wasted so much time Searching for something fake Nothing is built to last forever So don't try to rebuild what's gone I held on for way too long Now I'm giving up Why waste our time Searching for a fairy tale A happily ever after When it can't be found I've set my mind It's a risk I'm willing to take I keep crawling after you I just can't stop now If anything was real It'd be the way I feel If anything were fake It'd be the past I tried to change So please understand This wasn't your fault I just need both my hands Why waste our time Searching for a fairy tale A happily ever after When it can't be found I've set my mind It's a risk I'm willing to take I wouldn't let you down I won't let you down I might let you down I will let you down