You didn't like my decision / to make the hero a villain. Said my stories all end bad. / they always make you feel so sad. You answered rather casually. / you just record reality. You made it sound as though, / you'd given up so long ago. Then find me a better ending. / stay away from fact amending. It s easy to blur and twist. / just tell it like it really is. What's wrong with a little fantasy? / to show the way things ought to be. Why should i comply / to the silly limits of real life? Come on . . . Convince me I said . . . Convince me If you really do believe these ridiculous things Come on convince me How bout a girl with giant wings, / flies away when life really stings? Has a plain & modest body, / and a black belt in karate? There you go escaping. / i'm tired of all this reshaping. Got anything from life? / anything that made you cry? The day i dwell on failure / is the day that i surrender. Yes, i've had my times. / but i never let it break my stride. If you never stop to wonder / about the times your life went under. How can you anticipate / when you're about to make the same mistakes? Come on . . . Convince me If you think i'm wrong . . . Convince me If you really do believe these ridiculous things Come on convince me How bout a girl who's trying / to make a boy see the silver lining? Tells him now to shut his eyes. / and let her tell him crazy lies? If you're the girl who's singing / i'm the boy who's listening. But if you want to end it happily, / you're gonna have to really . . . Convince me