You can lie to yourself, You can lie to the world

You can lie to the one you call your girl

You can humble yourself to the hearts that you stole

Wondering who's gonna love you when you grow old

With a fistful of courage and a heart full of rage

I realized I'd locked myself in a cage

I'll be the one standing there with the watery eyes

I'll be the fool in the mirror asking me "why?"

Asking "Why?"

When I got to the end of my dirty rainbow

And I found that there was no pot of gold

Well I'd learned that I was empty and not quite as strong

For I'd robbed my heart and cheated my soul

Look for the one with the watery eyes

I'll be the fool in the mirror asking me "why?"

Cursing the lovers in a warm, tender embrace

Scoffing at the world and the whole human race

You can run, you can hide

You can feed your foolish pride

You can use and abuse

In the end, you'll always lose at the game

You can run, you can hide

You can feed your foolish pride

With the hearts that you stole

And the empty pot of gold

And the lovers warm embrace

And the whole damn human race

You can use, and abuse

In the end you'll always lose at the game

For I cheated myself at solitaire