Real Life

She says that the world is a broken mess

And it's always on her mind

She cries at the news when the shots ring out

Oh, every single time

And no, I cannot fix it

No, I cannot make it stop

So I said, "Hey, turn your phone off

Won't you look me in my eye?

Can't we live that real life, real life?

Oh, hey, turn your phone off

Won't you look me in my eye?

Can't we live that real life, real life?"

She prays on her knees as the towers fall

To a God she does not know

She's begging Him to stop the mess

As the Boston bombs will blow

She says, "How can I ever believe

In something that would step aside and watch?"

And I got no words to say

'Cause I think I lost my faith

But I fake it for the day

Oh, everything will be okay

But no, I cannot fix it

And I cannot make it stop

So I said, "Hey, turn your phone off

Won't you look me in my eye?

Can't we live that real life, real life?

Oh, hey, turn your phone off

Won't you look me in my eye?

Can't we live that real life, real life?"

I wish I had the answers

Something you could hold to

The only thing that's real to me is you

Turn your phone off

Won't you look me in my eye?

Can't we live that real life, real life?

Oh, hey, turn your phone off

Won't you look me in my eye?

Can't we live that real life, real life?

Oh, hey

(Real life)

Real life, real life, oh, hey

Real life, real life, oh, hey