What if I told you all those things were real
And nothing could change the way we feel?
Maybe you'd think my mind is falling apart
And things would go right back to the start
But the truth is hard and the world, you see
Is not as perfect as you thought it would be

So I wish to propose you a very nice deal
I will trade my heroes for yours if you will
And if it ends now, at the end of the day
Let it be with the pictures we threw away
Just let me hold you, let's change it now
And cast away any old grudges somehow

As if it were the first time and all was new
In the days everything was still beautiful
And we'd fix everything that was wrong
In less time than it takes to sing this song
But you ran away with fear, and to what end?
To face your ghosts, and to lose your friend