Her hands are in the air again Stripped of pride She was waiting for a sign to be let in She tried to stop a train for him Without shoes And he was so amused, amused She needs a reason to parade on She needs a new road to pave She needs a reason to parade on It's wearing her outsides thin There's someone there to save You wonder why she gives and gives Till it burns And there is nothing he can give her in return She'll live and die by make-believe Her frozen heart Well he can't wait around while she gets blown apart She needs a reason to parade on She needs a new road to pave She needs a reason to parade on It's wearing her outsides thin There's someone there to save The distance won't know which way you should go 'Cause we are not built so we can float We are what we are But that seems so far Parting the Red Sea is easier, easier It's time to introduce herself She's dethroned Like some lonesome dusty book upon his shelf She needs a reason to parade on She needs a new road to pave She needs a reason to parade on It's wearing her outsides thin There's someone there to save, oh And there's nothing I can say And there's nothing I can say