You blink and then you're old

Sucked up by the mask you've had on for so long

And you could of had it all

But the weight of this world must have led to your fall

Boy, you're no good to yourself

You drank it all away

And you're only fooling yourself

'Cause I can see your pain

Behind that big smile is a heart that's been breaking itself, ooh

You take your emotions and place them up high on the shelf, ooh

Yes boy

You're only fooling yourself

Your hands were always warm

But it's hard to hold on to what's not really yours

And I watched you cry

'Cause it's hard as hell to deal with these demons inside

Boy, you're no good to yourself

You drank it all away

And you're only fooling yourself

'Cause I can see your pain

Behind that big smile is a heart that's been breaking itself, ooh

You take your emotions and place them up high on the shelf, ooh

Yes, boy

You're only fooling yourself

And one day

I hope we'll see we're sorry

For all

The times we were in a hurry

And one day

I hope you'll

Find that life's no longer black

And that

The monkey's off your back

I blinked and you were gone

Sucked up by the bottle you cradled so long

And I should have said goodbye

'Cause the day I last saw you would be our last time

Boy, you're no good to yourself

You drank it all away

And you're only fooling yourself

'Cause I can see your pain

Behind that big smile is a heart that's been breaking itself, ooh

You take your emotions and place them up high on the shelf, ooh

Yes, boy

You're only fooling yourself

Yes, boy

You're only fooling yourself