I'm trying too hard to pretend, lately Quit changing the rules that I bend, daily I'm wasting the time that I spend, chasing The you that I hold in my head, escaping With you under my skin, I'm sinking Getting stoned with my friends, I think of you Even the Midas touch is gonna turn to rust In the bitter end, baby The soles of the shoes on my feet, are faded And all of the people I meet, are waiting For letters I'll never complete, saying The world that I built in my dreams, is caving in With you under my skin, I'm sinking Getting stoned with my friends, I think of you Even the Midas touch is gonna turn to rust In the bitter end, baby Why'd you fuck with my heart It's plain to see I was holding on to more than this could ever be I read it but I don't believe it I said it and I don't regret it at all, baby With you under my skin, I'm sinking Getting stoned with my friends, I think of you Even the Midas touch is gonna turn to rust In the bitter end, baby