I parted ways with common sense It makes no difference Shadows still remain And the cross I carried fell apart Now I carry an empty heart And I still feel like a stranger And I think it's time to stop How many times can you wash your face in a desert sand? How many times can you try to pretend? I'd pretend and I'd lie Just to be here by your side There ain't no way to cross the great divide Every day, every night, I keep looking for a little light To shine on me, across the great divide It's getting harder every year But I got nothing left to fear I know you're coming home Scenes from yesterday come and go My anxiety starts to grow And I just wanna know when it's time to end the show And how many times can you wash your face in a desert sand? All I know is to pretend