[Verse] She lights another cigarette And talks about the secret wreck that is her life Twenty years of sluggishness Has made her want to slam her fist into the night [Bridge] If she could develop a picture of how life oughta be Change it all from black and white To colors brighter than she’s ever seen Then she could close the door and leave the darkened room That’s forever been her younger years [Chorus] Outside, Outside - where she’s heard that all is real Where the rain really falls and the sun is warm And darkness is only a blinking eye Between those sunny days And people don’t want to do you harm [verse] Time spent was a waste of it Deny the dying crying in her every night Saturdays spent home alone Dust gathered on the telephone under her bed. [bridge] If she could develop a picture of how life oughta be Change it all from black and white To colors brighter than she’s ever seen Then she could close the door and leave the darkened room That’s forever been her younger years [Chorus] Outside, Outside - where she’s heard that all is real Where the rain really falls and the sun is warm And darkness is only a blinking eye Between those sunny days And people don’t want to do you harm...
