Blue Rodeo - Outskirts lyrics

Here on the outskirts of life Dreams seldom come true Flipping through photographs emotional holographs Cutouts of all the figures you might have been Reflections of a life you once lived As the evening descends You're conscious of every breath Every moment is a crisis I guess Staring out the window of your hotel room You lit one too many fires underneath that spoon You deserve the chosen few Real life us out of view Yea but that's just here On the outskirts of your life There's a picture we've all seen It was taken in the lobby of the L.A. Amba**ador Hotel It's the silhouette of a man in another's arms So turn off your TVs and let that train go home Cause everyone warned you that California Wasn't going to be the end No California wasn't gonna be the end So tell me where can you hide when The whole world is ugly and strange Yes where can you turn when This whole world knows your name And these four walls are screaming And all your friends were so deceiving You forgot the lines to a part you rehearsed so well Lying awake in the Brazilian Court Hotel But that's just here On the outskirts of your life