Show me how a prison gets made Slick walls enclosing hope Show me the gates to paradise Could be the same building Depending which way you walk Show me which way to go Show me that picture Of that time in that place Show me when I was really happy And everything was perfect Show me that memory, always Paints a rosy picture You only show me how you show me And it shows Show me what I'm dying to see
Show it to me eagerly I ain't from Missouri, I'm from misery So show me how to set me free Show the writing on the wall Show the calm before the squall Show me when I move in close How your eyes begin to close Show me the door, show me the street Show me the endings incomplete Show to me the sun and sea There's so much that you show to me Show me Show me