We could be dreaming it real, living a dream We can go for what we need, or what we feel We can see what it is, or see what it seems to me Everyone's crazy, and me in particularly Keep falling down, and I can't come out of this Ordinary, well, the things that I've found in it Like dancing with the devil, like I am proud of it Everything's changing, and this is the sound of it It takes a man to take his chance And it takes a friend to understand Why it takes a girl to change your world It's called the triple threat of life I'll be a better man tonight Got a soul of a dreamer A mind that keeps asking why my eyes look for reality Put everything in black and white, it's an unsolved mystery Called me myself, and now my brother always told me That I'm changing it, you and I So open your eyes, unplug those ears from me As I try to define what you really mean to me It's never that hard, never goes easily If I was a criminal, you'd be my liberty It takes a man to take his chance It takes a friend to understand Why it takes a girl to change your world Tonight I'll be the one that you need When the world falls asleep A shoulder to cry on A friend who can keep you I'll be the best of me It takes a man to take his chance And it takes a friend to understand Why it takes a girl to change your world Tonight I'll be alright I'll be a better man tonight