Better Off - Gordon Lightfoot

You

Believe in all I say

Then you throw it all away

Before you close the door

Are you really any,

Better off than before?

You

Go rambling through my day

While I’m out here making my way

Yet, still, I walk the floor

Am I really any,

Better off than before?

Things never looked so rosy

Everything’ll be okay

I couldn’t be much better

If I tried

When I get myself to bed

With the words that never got said

Turning on the news

Are we ever any,

Better off when we lose?

And we can pick and choose

You

Had a pathway to my heart

Till the cruel world took it apart

Before I close the door

Are you really any,

Better off than before?

You

Meander in my dreams

Leave me halfway in between

So I hit the floor

Am I really any,

Better off than before?

Things never looked so rosy

Everything’ll be alright

I couldn’t be much better

If I tried

You go rambling through my mind

On a path I’m hoping I’ll find

Turning on the news

Are we ever any,

Better off when we lose?

And we can pick and choose

Still, I walk the floor

Are we really any,

Better off than before?

Better off than before