Make Believe

Every time we talk

You tell me a story

And claim that it’s all true

I wonder why you do it

But I play along anyway

‘Cause I figure there’s a reason

Someday you’ll tell me why

Why you try so hard 

To make me believe

In your make believe

Give to me selective pieces of your life

Mix them in with fantasy

While claiming it’s all true

I’m getting pretty good at figuring out 

What is real and what is not

So I suspect I actually do

Know some of the real you

But I wonder why you’re so afraid 

To show me even more

I figure there’s a reason

Someday you’ll tell me why

Why you try so hard 

To make me believe

In your make believe

Every time we talk 

I’m tempted to announce

It’s ok to be yourself

I’ll like you just as much

Tell me what you feel inside

Tell me who you are

Tell me why you’re so close to me

And yet so far away

I figure there’s a reason

Someday you’ll tell me why

Why you try so hard

To make me believe

In your make believe

January 23, 2005