Is this the best it gets'

Before I'm laid to rest

When I am through the gates'

With old acquaintances'

Embroidering the truth

Will stories be from pre-today

Or from an archive yet to make

Is this the best it gets

How do I know

The best that it gets

How do I know

Disappointed' disillusioned' re-affirm my view'

We've all a story to sell'

We've all a lie that we tell'

And it goes on and on' and on and on

Is this the best it gets

Could be surprises yet

When I become the subject of ancestors'

Faded photograph' no name'

A beacon or a burden'

Guiding light' helpful or plain insane

Is this the best it gets

How do I know

The best that it gets

How do I know

Disappointed' disillusioned' re-affirm my view'

We've all a story to sell'

We've all a lie that we tell'

And it goes on and on' and on and on

Oh' disappointed' disillusioned' re-affirm my view'

We've all a story to sell'

We've all a lie that we tell'

And it goes on and on' and on and on and on and

(Disappointed' disillusioned)'

And on' and on' and on'

(Disappointed' disillusioned)'

And on

Is this the best it gets