Everybody needs a reason

To make it through another day

And everybody needs a reason

Try and find another way

I've been up, I've been down

Seemed like one long, lonely ride

Wish I'd been usin', time I could be usin'

To learn about myself inside

That's not a hard thing to do

Everybody needs a reason

Doesn't matter who they are

And everybody needs a reason

To make it to the shootin' star

So many people, don't understand

Never live, but waiting to die

I wish I could reach them

I really wanna teach them

Something so good going on inside

Maybe they don't like it, maybe they do

This is the way, it's all coming true

Everybody needs a reason

Everybody needs to know

Maybe things are changin'

I really don't know

Knowing things is helping to grow

Everybody needs a reason

Everybody needs to know

(Repeat X3)