Looking in the mirror, tell me tell me what do you see I see a star getting ready for the next movie scene I let go of the day and I imagine That life is a dream I've got everything It's not what it seems It's all over, it's over Along comes a heartache, just to make you stronger inside Along comes a heartache, just to let you know you're alive And that's a lesson for life A lesson for life A lesson Though sometimes I'm awake I still feel stuck in fantasy So jealous of birds the places of where they've been and what they've seen If I could fly, what would it be like That life is a dream I've got everything It's not what it seems It's all over, it's over Along comes a heartache, just to make you stronger inside Along comes a heartache, just to let you know you're alive And that's a lesson for life A lesson for life A lesson Why should I bother with reality Rather pretend to live lavishly I make a ship and swim the seven seas If I wanna, until Along comes a heartache, just to make you stronger inside Along comes a heartache, just to let you know you're alive And that's a lesson for life A lesson for life A lesson Along comes a heartache, just to make you stronger inside Along comes a heartache, just to let you know you're alive And that's a lesson for life A lesson for life A lesson