Lyrics
[verse]
Every letter that you send me tells me lies
Painted pictures of a love that never dies
But I've seen the way you look at someone new
So I gotta dream up a version of you
[verse]
I take the little that you give and stretch it wide
Build a castle out of promises that slide
'Cause the truth would break me if I let it in
So I paint a better ending in my head
[chorus]
I've got to use my imagination
Think of good reasons to keep on keeping on
I've got to use my imagination
'Cause the real thing has already come and gone
[verse]
Brass is blowing loud to drown the truth I hide
Dancing round the fact that you have lied
But somewhere deep I know I'm running blind
Chasing a feeling I invent each time
[chorus]
I've got to use my imagination
Think of good reasons to keep on keeping on
I've got to use my imagination
'Cause the real thing has already come and gone
[bridge]
One of these mornings I'll wake up and see it clear
No more pretending, no more disappearing fear
Until that morning comes, I'll keep the dream alive
'Cause it's the only way I get to survive
[chorus]
I've got to use my imagination
Think of good reasons to keep on keeping on
I've got to use my imagination
'Cause the real thing has already come and gone
