While I held you with our
Undry eyes,
Have the years pass by
Its OK to cry

After all
In the end
Just pretend

Well its sticks and stones
And broken homes
That taught us how to smile

After all
In the end
Just pretend

There's a name that plays
In my head like a song
All day long she's with me
Everyday

After all
In the end
Just pretend

Everyone needs
Everyone needs
Everyone needs

If the sun can't shine
You'll be just fine
Looking to your mind
Where you're free

After all
In the end
Just pretend

Cause we hurt each other
Once before
Let's not do that again

After all
In the end
Just pretend

And a voice so familiar
Wakes me up
In the middle
She thinks I'm having a bad dream

After all
In the end
Just pretend

Everyone needs
Everyone needs
Everyone needs

After all
It's the end

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Writer(s): BEN FOLDS, BENJAMIN KWELLER, BENJAMIN LEE