(Spooner/Steen/Prince/Welnick/Cotten/Anderson/Waybill) 



When you're always chasing rainbows 

and you might not know which way the wind blows 

You say your lucky day is comin' 

Until that day you're just slummin' 



So you wait and you wait but the signal don't change 

Watching TV daily there is no sign 

You read your horoscope 

But ahh, it would appear there is no hope 



So what? 

Who cares? 

Gotta put a handle 

on your fear 

A man comes 

And a man goes 

And he always leaves alone 



Only the strong survive 

You better wake up from that fantasy 

It's time to open your eyes 

Don't be afraid to see what you might see 



The years roll by and the boy feels cheated 

He fights back hard, his youth's retreated 

He lets his hair grow, gets a sports car 

But he knows that won't go so far 



It's too bad 

It's real sad 

You lost the best thing 

You ever had 

You had some hope 

And you had the youth 

But now you'll never 

know the truth 



Only the strong survive 

You better wake up from that fantasy 

I think it's time to open your eyes 

Don't be afraid to see what you might see 



Only the strong survive 

Don't ever let it get you down 

Oh, I can't sympathize 

If you expect to stick around 



So what? 

Who cares? 

Better put a handle 

On your fear 

A man comes 

And a man goes 

And he always leaves alone 



Only the strong survive 

You better wake up from that fantasy 

I think it's time you opened your eyes 

Don't be afraid to see what you might see 



Only the strong survive 

Don't ever let it get you down 

I think it's time to open your eyes 

If you expect to stick around 



Only the strong survive 

You better wake up from that fantasy 

I think it's time that you opened your eyes 

Don't be afraid to see what you might see