I was born in the Southern Land 
Yeah, a million miles from America 
And whatever we wanted was just a matter of choosing 
And I was raised in the Great White Way 
Just like all those kids in America 
And the T.V. taught us to win with no thought of losing (then I woke up) 

This is the real world, the real town without pity 
This is the real world, in the shadow of the city 
This is the real wheel, 
You don't get too many spins 
This is the real deal, not everybody wins

Just another soul lost in America 
I was so frustrated and I got so lonely 
It almost took a miracle to open my eyes

World Start Turning (turn into the wind) 
World Start Turning (some things were never meant to be) 
I've been standing on the beach 
Crying to the raging sea 
I was falling, falling 
Heart start beating (turn into the wind) 
Heart start beating (some things were never meant to be) 
Made a promise to myself 
I'll never get that low again

We were taught if man believes in 
What he wants in America 
It's only a matter of time, just a matter of seasons 
But I walk through the houses of dreams that died 
I see the ones still trapped there the ones that tried 
But spent the rest of their lives wondering why 
And searching for reasons (and they never wake up)

This is the real world, you've got to know just when to bend 
Here in the world, precious little matters in the end 
This is the real world, the real town without pity 
This is the real world, in the shadow of the city

Just another soul lost in America 
I was so frustrated and I got so lonely 
It almost took a miracle to open up my eyes

World Start Turning (turn into the wind) 
World Start Turning (some things were never meant to be) 
I've been standing on the beach 
Crying to the raging sea 
I was falling, falling 
Heart start beating (turn into the wind) 
Heart start beating (some things were never meant to be) 
Made a promise to myself 
I'll never get that low again

You can't stop the world, cant' stop the world

Never could settle for where I was 
Too many places I was trying to be 
The times I succeeded and the times I failed 
You know that no one will remember but me

World Start Turning, World Start Turning 
I've been standing on the beach 
Crying to the raging sea 
I was falling, falling

Heart start beating (turn into the wind) 
Heart start beating (some things were never meant to be) 
Made a promise to myself 
I'll never get that low again…