Gordon Lightfoot — Better Off

You believe in all I say Then you throw it all away Before you close the door Are you really any better off than before? You go rambling through my day While I'm out here making my way Yet still I walk the floor Am I really any better off than before? Things never looked so rosy Everything will be okay I couldn't be much better if I tried When I get myself to bed With the words that never got said Turning on the news Are we ever any better off when we lose? And we can pick and choose? You had pathway to my heart 'Til the cruel world took it apart Before I close the door Are you really any better off than before? You meander in my dreams Leave me halfway in between So I hit the floor Am I really any better off than before? Things never looked so rosy Everything will be okay I couldn't be much better if I tried You go rambling through my mind On a path I hope I'll find Turning on the news Are we ever any better off when we lose? And we can pick and choose? Still I walk the floor Are we really any better off than before? Better off than before