It used to be easy, now I'm doin' my time

Workin' so hard I got a pain in my side

Runnin' up a hill tryin' to catch my breath

Nowhere to go when I need some rest

Where do I hide, take me away

From this lonely state of mind

I've got to say, it's time to play tonight



Oh, I've been thinkin' that I'm not living

But it's only just a state of mind

Time to roll the dice, close my eyes and let it ride

Oh, I've been thinkin' that I'm not living

But it's only just a state of mind

I've been doing my best but there's one regret

That I live in this state of mind



My phone machine's beeping and it's hurting my head

Twenty-eight messages, I said

People come and go like a thief in the night

Taking my heart, stealing my time

Papers and dreams, what does it mean

When I'm in this state of mind

Polite as I seem, I want to scream inside



Oh, I've been thinkin' that I'm not living

But it's only just a state of mind

Time to roll the dice, close my eyes and let it ride

Oh, I've been thinkin' that I'm not living

But it's only just a state of mind

I've been doing my best but there's one regret

That I live in this state of mind



Oh, I've been thinkin' that I'm not living

But it's only just a state of mind

Time to roll the dice, close my eyes and let it ride

Oh, I've been thinkin' that I'm not living

But it's only just a state of mind

I've been doing my best but there's one regret

That I live in this state of mind



Oh, I've been thinkin' that I'm not living

But it's only just a state of mind

I've been doing my best but there's one regret

That I live in this state of mind