Europe

I want to learn how to fly
I want to be respected
I want to get lucky
I want to get out of this dump
I just want to watch tv
I want to be loved
I want to be different
I want a brother and sister
I'd just rather be forgotten
I want to save the world
I want to be understood
I want to be rich
Man, i just want to be somebody

Julie's got the word today, she lost her job, just one last pay
Life don't come easy anymore
Still strugglin' on by herself, got a picture of jimmy, there on the shelf
And she looks at him and says: why did we let it go?

I know that sometimes baby, we didn't see things eye-to-eye
But i got just one question: did we have to say goodbye?

Oh

Just like prisoners in paradise, still far from heaven's door
Yeah we had it all, but still we wanted more
Now i realize that i can't turn back, the future’s here to stay
But hey:
We're just children of tomorrow, hangin' on to yesterday

Oh oh, oh yeah

Well, jimmy still recalls the night, when he took his guitar and headed on out
To find the big time, yeah that was his dream
He gave up his past and made it alright, but there's something missin' in his heart tonight
Sometimes what you want, ain't what you need
No, no

He misses drivin' down to the lake at night, holdin' his baby in his arms so tight
Ain’t it hard to find illusions, when you're livin' in a memory

Oh

Just like prisoners in paradise, so close but yet so far
There will come a time, no matter who you are
When you ask yourself: was it right or wrong for me to turn away?
But hey:
We're just children of tomorrow, hangin' on to yesterday

Oh oh yeah

Prisoners in paradise
Prisoners in paradise
Yeah, yeah

We’re just prisoners in paradise, still far from heaven's door
Yeah we had it all, but still we wanted more
We’re just prisoners in paradise, so close but yet so far
There will come a time, no matter, no matter who you are
When you ask yourself: was it right or wrong for me to turn away?
But hey:
We're just children of tomorrow, hangin' on to yesterday