What if I told you all those things were real And nothing could change the way we feel? Maybe you'd think my mind is falling apart And things would go right back to the start But the truth is hard and the world, you see Is not as perfect as you thought it would be So I wish to propose you a very nice deal I will trade my heroes for yours if you will And if it ends now, at the end of the day Let it be with the pictures we threw away Just let me hold you, let's change it now And cast away any old grudges somehow As if it were the first time and all was new In the days everything was still beautiful And we'd fix everything that was wrong In less time than it takes to sing this song But you ran away with fear, and to what end? To face your ghosts, and to lose your friend