J.J. Cale - Artificial Paradise lyrics

Many loves in a lifetime, They seem to go astray Many people come and go, They never seem to stay Sometimes I kid myself, Then I realise I'm just living in an artificial paradise A hundred times, My hopes and dreams are blown into the air A thousand times, It always seems no one is really there Then I know I'm fooling myself, I'm not so wise I'm just living in an artificial paradise Plastic state of mind, Superficial clothes Living in a vacuum, close to zero Sometimes I kid myself, Then I realise I'm just living in an artificial paradise