When I was young nI thought I had my own keynI knew exactly what I wanted to benNow I'm surenYou've boarded up every door nnLived in a bubblenDays were never endingnWas not concernednAbout what life was sendingnFantasy was realnNow I know muchnAbout the way I feel nnI'll paint you the picturen'Cause I don't think you live round here no morenI've never even seennThe key to the doornWe only get what we will settle for nnWhile we're livingnThe dreams we have as childrennFade awaynWhile we're livingnThe dreams we have as childrennFade awaynWhile we're livingnThe dreams we have as childrennFade away, away, awaynThey fade away, away, away nnNow my life has turnednAnother cornernI think it's only bestnThat I should warn younDream it while you cannMaybe someday I'll make you understand nnI'll paint you the picturen'Cause I don't think you live round here no morenI've never even seennThe key to the doornWe only get what we will settle for nnWhile we're livingnThe dreams we have as childrennFade awaynWhile we're livingnThe dreams we have as childrennFade awaynWhile we're livingnThe dreams we have as childrennFade awaynThey fade away, away, awaynFade away, away, away