Real Thing

Counting the reasons you want me to stay
Wrapped around your angel face
But I don't like the way you hold me
I don't like the way that you lie

I think I'm ready to change my ways
I want a heart I can hold in my hands
Took being alone to know where I'm from
Took being alone to know where I stand

I'm waiting for the real thing won't you come to life
Hoping this could be the real thing
I think this could be the real thing, dancing through the night
Why do I lie

Caught up in games I never wanted to play
Wearing faces I don't understand
I don't like the way your mould me
Into someone that I don't like

I think I'm ready to open my eyes
To all of my problems I don't want to see
Took losing my way to find my story
Took being alone to know who loves me

I'm waiting for the real thing won't you come to life
Hoping this could be the real thing
I think this could be the real thing dancing through the night
Why do I lie

Holding out for the real thing, it could be tonight
Why do I lie, why do I lie
Doesn't matter doesn't mean a thing, having the time of my life
Why do I lie

Thinking this could be the real thing, one more time
Holding out for the real thing
Drowning out my sorrows I feel clean
Holding out for the real thing