Had a friend who rode the mat Used to be a break dancing king Well, I never saw his collar worn down No, he never wore a terry cloth hat Knew a girl who knew someone Spoke in detail of the circles she flew around the sun Now I never saw through this lie No, I never saw the bruise on her eyes You know, history does repeat endlessly It's just that we imagine we are someone else With multiplied strength Strides of great length Hearts are smarter than before My dream of him a bear as dumb as that Walks eyes open twice into the same trap Never heard the gate slam shut No, he never saw the phone lines cut Had a friend who wrote the myth Who'd never been fooled, never been kissed Drawing comic strips of his pain But he's just another sucker standing in the rain You know, history does repeat endlessly It's just that we imagine we are someone else With multiplied strength Strides of great length Hearts are smarter than before Hearts are never smarter, oh Ooh Hearts are never smarter, oh Ooh Hearts are never smarter, oh Ooh You know, well you know History does repeat endlessly It's just that we imagine we are someone else With multiplied strength Strides of great length Hearts are smarter than before History does repeat endlessly It's just that we imagine we are someone else With arrow-proof coats Foolish bravery rising in our throats