Beneath suburban skies of blue

 There is a nightmare coming true

 He's leaving home

 Cause his daddy takes to drinking

 And likes to beat him black and blue

 

 At 13 he knows how to score

 And he don't feel much any more

 As he lies on the floor

 Of his mothers arms he's dreaming

 His memories are just a blur

 

 Hazy daze, Living like there's no tomorrow

 Hazy daze, A perfect world no hurt no sorrow

 Hazy daze, A shadow always walks behind you

 Hazy daze, For you and I and the world we're living in

 

 Beneath the cold grey city skies

 He's standing 16 stories high

 With the wind in his hair

 He's falling to his freedom

 Into an angels arms this time

 

 Hazy daze, Living like there's no tomorrow

 Hazy daze, A perfect world no hurt no sorrow

 Hazy daze, A shadow always walks behind you

 Hazy daze, For you and I and the world we're living in

 

 Sure as the sun will shine

 These days are yours and mine

 And we own these hazy 

 days

 

 Beneath the cold suburban skies

 He's standing 16 stories high