| I’ll swim in a sea of approval, I will | 
| For a panacea, a surety, my insecurity calling for more than a thrill | 
| But surely a man doesn’t bend to a will | 
| But you bend and you break and you mend | 
| And you tell all your friends in a song that it’s wrong and you’re ill | 
| I tried so hard it isn’t funny | 
| Tell me how I, how I, I should have done it | 
| And I keep on looking, will you tell me something | 
| How long do I, have to keep on running-running? | 
| Can I keep on running? | 
| A memory taken each day like a pill | 
| The mark on the wall that you kick when you fight in the dead of the night 'til | 
| the voices are still | 
| I’ll swim in a sea of approval I think | 
| Until when they bury me finally you can see maybe a time when a swimmer will | 
| sink | 
| I tried so hard it, isn’t funny | 
| Tell me how I, how I, I should have done it | 
| And I keep on looking, will you tell me something | 
| How long do I, have to keep on running-running? | 
| Can I keep on running? | 
| Can I keep on running? | 
| Can I keep on running? | 
| Can I keep on running-running? | 
| (I'll swim in a sea of approval I will) | 
| Can I keep on running | 
| Can I keep on running? | 
| (I'll swim in a sea of approval I will) | 
| Can I keep on running? | 
| Can I keep on running-running? | 
| I tried so hard it, isn’t funny | 
| Tell me how I, should have done it | 
| I keep looking, tell me something | 
| How long do I, have to keep on running-running? | 
| I tried so hard it, isn’t funny | 
| Tell me how I, I should have done it | 
| I keep looking, tell me something | 
| How long do I, have to keep on running? | 
| (I'll swim in a sea of approval I will) | 
| Can I keep on running? | 
| (I'll swim in a sea of approval I will) | 
| Can I keep on running? | 
| (I'll swim in a sea of approval I will) | 
| Can I keep on running? | 
| (I'll swim in a sea of approval I will) | 
| Can I keep on running-running? |