The sun comes up, its a beautiful day Wake yourself up with a smile You spend the afternoon in your living room To put the world off for awhile The clock looks down on your thinning hair 'Til the hands fall to the floor. And your best-laid schemes take a second seat To a joke that you've heard before. With real life on the TV set Fantasies that you'll soon forget While you were sitting on a winning bet And it doesn't mean a thing to you. So dream your life away Don't let the sun fall on your skin Keep your worry deep within you and believe Your day will come The world will knock upon your door Everything will work out just the way you planned I've had all the luck Had every chance since I remember And you, with arms so wide Kept me inside And kept me together But I'm an ordinary guy Forgettable and plain It doesn't really matter We all give up someday Well take a look around So here's your pot of gold A life of disappointment A life of getting old Another great day that you frittered away Another song that you'll never sing Still you steady yourself for the great reward That your luck will surely bring Its always too hot, or too cold A little loud, a little low But never quite the way you like Just keep your hands to yourself, knowing somebody else Is gonna make everything alright With real life on a TV show A fantasy that you can't let go You're disappointing everyone you know And it doesn't mean a thing to you So dream your life away Don't let the sun fall on your skin Keep your worry deep within you and believe Your day will come The world will knock upon your door Everything will work out jut the way you planned