can't believe what you hear  don't believe what you read  hard to see what you need these days  can't believe that it's true  you know we had so much to do  how come you treat me this way  hey--you  why don't you play by the rules  play by the rules  you--just  you must take me  take me for some kind of fool  it's an illusion  here and gone in a day  not what it seems this American dream  just drifting away  it's an illusion  after all that we've seem  a complete waste of time  just a nursery rhyme  can't believe that you're leaving  can't believe what you hear  don't believe what you read  hard to see what you need--these days  they'll feed you the facts  leave you like a kid on a railroad track  our reason is fading away  O.K.  not much left I can do  I can do  you--just  you just took me  took me for some kinda fool  it's an illusion  here and gone in a day  not what it seems this American dream  just drifting away  it's an illusion  after all that we've seem  a complete waste of time  just a nursery rhyme  can't believe that you're leaving  it's an illusion..................