(crystal bernard/david rhyne)



It used to be easy, now i'm doin' my time

Workin' so hard i got a pain in my side

Runnin' up a hill tryin' to catch my breath

Nowhere to go when i need some rest

Where do i hide, take me away

From this lonely state of mind

I've got to say, it's time to play tonight



Oh, i've been thinkin' that i'm not living

But it's only just a state of mind

Time to roll the dice, close my eyes and let it ride

Oh, i've been thinkin' that i'm not living

But it's only just a state of mind

I've been doing my best but there's one regret

That i live in this state of mind



My phone machine's beeping and it's hurting my head

Twenty-eight messages, i said

People come and go like a thief in the night

Taking my heart, stealing my time

Papers and dreams, what does it mean

When i'm in this state of mind

Polite as i seem, i want to scream inside



Oh, i've been thinkin' that i'm not living

But it's only just a state of mind

Time to roll the dice, close my eyes and let it ride

Oh, i've been thinkin' that i'm not living

But it's only just a state of mind

I've been doing my best but there's one regret

That i live in this state of mind



Oh, i've been thinkin' that i'm not living

But it's only just a state of mind

Time to roll the dice, close my eyes and let it ride

Oh, i've been thinkin' that i'm not living

But it's only just a state of mind

I've been doing my best but there's one regret

That i live in this state of mind



Oh, i've been thinkin' that i'm not living

But it's only just a state of mind

I've been doing my best but there's one regret

That i live in this state of mind