You smile to sweeten what you're saying but you wound with your words so fine
We all get the lives that we deserve, what? You're cruel to my kind
Do you think that I've got no feelings left to hurt inside
You aim is high and you don't miss much but my eyes are open wide

If I'm gonna have to push the boat out to meet that tidal wave
I'm gonna need more than a moment to find a face that's brave
And if I'm looking in the desert to find the blazing flowers
I'm gonna need more than a minute more like twenty four hours

Run that by me one more time
I gotta have a chance to recover
Run that by me one more time
I gotta have a chance
Run that by me one more time
Before you blow my mind and my cover
Run that by me one more time
'Cos I'm strong enough

So you saw this coming, did you? You give pride while I take the fall
You never thought to warn me, did you? Just sit back and watch it all
You straight jacket my dreams and chainsaw my intentions
I hate to shatter your illusions but I'm strong enough to carry on

If I'm gonna have to push the boat out to meet that tidal wave
I'm gonna need more than a moment to find a face that's brave
and if I'm looking in the desert to find the blazing flowers
I'm gonna need more than a minute more like twenty four hours

Run that by me one more time
I gotta have a chance to recover
Run that by me one more time
I gotta have a chance
Run that by me one more time
Before you blow my mind and my cover
Run that by me one more time
'Cos I'm strong enough

I get crushed while you never mind
I get crushed while you never mind
And this is all the will I have
Excuse me, whilst I dig it up, dig it up

I get crushed while you never mind
I get crushed while you never mind
And this is all the strength I have
Excuse me, whilst I dig it up, dig it up

Run that by me one more time
I gotta have a chance to recover
Run that by me one more time
I gotta have a chance
Run that by me one more time
Before you blow my mind and my cover
Run that by me one more time
'Cos I'm strong enough

Run that by me one more time
You don't feel love
Run that by me one more time
You don't feel why
Run that by me one more time,
You don't feel love,
Run that by me one more time,
You don't feel why