I'm looking for something
I can't say exactly what
I will know it when I find it
And it may be all I got

Oh I know that there was peace
I know that there was fun
I take my private dreams
And lie them in the sun

Oh the spirit of the staircase
What you wish you'd thought to say
We don't speak like in the movies
But we wish we did all day

When you want me on your mind
This isn't what you meant
We had some perfect days
And I wonder where they went
I know that there were things
That fell apart with age
We reasoned with these feelings
And they turned into a cage

I'm done, give me the sun, no dysfunction
I'm done, give me the sun, no dysfunction

Oh I know that there was peace
I know that there was fun
I take my private dreams
And lie them in the sun

I know that there were things
That fell apart with age
We reasoned with these feelings
And they turned into a cage