Off and over the waves In a town far out of the way In his mind, he's already made it He's daft, but always elated and Heard he's tipping away somewhere Off away in the clouds, ah sure He was a kid telling tall tales He's probably still telling tall tales and Has one thing on his mind And it calls to him like a siren His head is always a ways off shore After some dream that he begged God for Day darkens, and so does the road Not all of fortune is silver and gold Now tell me you found one to have and to hold 'Cause here, there be monsters But that's just from what I've been told Maybe you found the spot on the map But lost the kid on the way to the mark Tell me now, were you digging for gold Or digging yourself in a hole? Now tell me: Now, where's the head in the clouds? Now tell me: Now, where’s the bright eyed lad? Now tell me: Now, where’s the kid tellin’ tall tales? (For fuck's sake) Day darkens, and so does the road Not all of fortune is silver and gold Now tell me you found one to have and to hold 'Cause here, there be monsters Believe that, just trust me, I know And I catch a glimpse of me mind Now she calls to me like a siren Saying: How'd you get so fake? Off and over the waves In a town entirely fake In his mind, he should be elated Now, don't tell me that you're jaded, lad Heard he's tipping away somewhere Probably telling his tall tales and Doing a job that he begged God for Don't be forgetting to thank God for