naive

these days

they say

nothing lasts the way it should

only fools think

there's a point in trusting something good

call me crazy

but i can't keep you off my mind

it's hopeless

they say

we should know better

best we never

try to forget what we've learned to believe

but i say

let's be naive

if it's the only way to keep from breaking

let's make believe that things never change

hold onto me

and bury the doubts away beneath my heartbeat

if wisdom says we should be walking away

i'd rather be naive

careful

jaded

and always bracing for the fall

that's no way to love

babe

but there was a time before we'd seen it

all falling down

can we trust what we see?

cause i say

let's be naive

if it's the only way to keep from breaking

let's make believe that things never change

hold onto me

and bury the doubts away beneath my heartbeat

if wisdom says we should be walking away

i'd rather be naive

and maybe we're headed for a heartbreak

but we've got to let that go

they say that we're skating on fables

just waiting to tell us

i told you so"