It's how high you are and the time it takes to heal It's how high you are and the time it takes to heal I can climb a tree and push up through the leaves 'Cause only when I try am I happier to see My head's in some kind of space Where boyhood used to be It's how high you are and the time it takes to heal It's how high you are and the time it takes to heal But it's all a lie and I've never felt so sad There's a streak of melancholy It's running down my back And there's a great mistrust That borders round the man I call it strange from a boy who never left his head It's how high you are and the time it takes to heal It's how high you are and the time it takes to heal Yeah, yeah Oh yeah, yeah Nay, nay, nay, nay Nay, nay, nay, nay And everyone needs someone to live by Everyone needs someone to live by But it's all a lie, it's a lie to make you beg For somethin' more For somethin' better than you've had And I wish I knew Oh, I wish I knew how to change 'Cause everyone needs someone to live by Everyone needs someone to live by Everyone needs someone to live by Everyone needs someone Everyone needs someone to live by Everyone needs someone Everyone needs someone It's how high you are and the time it takes to heal