Supertramp Lyrics
"Hide In Your Shell"

Hide in your shell 'cuz the world is out to bleed you for a ride
What will you gain making your life a little longer?
Heaven or Hell, was the journey cold that gave you eyes of steel?
Sheltered behind painting your mind and playing joker

Too frightening to listen to a stranger
Too beautiful to put your pride in danger
You're waiting for someone to understand you
But you've got demons in your closet
And you're screaming out to stop it
Saying life's begun to cheat you
Friends are out to beat you
Grab on to what you could scramble for

(Chorus)
Don't let the tears linger on inside now
'Cuz it's sure time you gained control
If I can help you, if I can help you
If I can help you, just let me know
Well, let me show you the nearest signpost
To get your heartback and on the road
If I can help you, if I can help you
If I can help you, just let me know.

All through the night as you like awake and hold yourself so tight
What do you need, a second-hand movie star to tend you?
I as a boy, I believed the saying the cure for pain was love
How would it be if you could see the world through my eyes?

Too frightening, the fire's becoming colder
Too beautiful, to think you're getting older
You're looking for someone to give an answer
What you see is just illusions
You're surrounded by confusion
Saying life's begun to cheat you
Friends are out to beat you
Grab on to what you can scramble for

I wanna know...
I've got to know...
I wanna know you...
Well let me know you
I wanna feel you
Oh, I wanna touch you
Please let me near you
Can you hear what I'm saying?
Well I'm hopin', I'm dreamin', I'm prayin'
I know what you're thinkin'
See what you're seein'
Never ever let yourself go
Hold yourself down, hold yourself down
Why d'ya hold yourself down?
Why don't you listen, you can
There's a place I know the way to
A place there is need to feel you
Feel that you're alone
Oh, hear me
I know exactly what you're feelin'
'Cuz all your troubles are within you
Please begin to see that I'm just bleeding to
Love me, love you
Loving is the way to
Help me, help you
Why must we be so cool, oh so cool?
Oh, we're such damn fools...