I'm always on the outside, looking in It's where I've always been But the edge is where all the sparks fly When the wheel spins I swear someone's leaving messages for me Under my feet In bubblegum On the sidewalks of my street On the sidewalks of my street Deep down I know I should leave the past behind Maybe in time If only I could learn to let go The hand that once held mine Take a walk down Ernie Lane Just to see what still remains Only to find out Just about everything has changed We will splinter and we will defy We will disappear to different sides And I hope that the world in which you cry Yourself is better than the world you left behind One day we will return and take a look around To see me and you every time The dreams we had together Everyone will try to shut them down Spin that ghost on the radio wire Back at you to the Christmas choir They will be sorry Even if you're on fire We will splinter and we will defy We will disappear to different sides And I hope that the world in which you cry Yourself is better than the world you left behind Better than the world you left behind Better than the world you left behind Better than the world you left behind