How I Wish You Were Here Lyrics - Ben Folds

So, so you think you can tell Heaven from Hell, 

blue skies from pain. 

Can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail 

A smile from a veil 

Do you think you can tell 

And did they get you to trade your heroes for ghosts 

Hot ashes for trees 

Hot air for a cool breeze 

Cold comfort for change 

And did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage 

How I wish, how I wish you were here. 

We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl, year after year, 

Running over the same old ground. 

What have you found the same old fears. 

Wish you were here