Song for Katy

It hurts sometimes to think
about how far away this is from what you'd hoped for
the way things were supposed to stay
and though you learned a lesson
and you took it with grace
I wish I could stop the cold hand of reality
from hitting you in the face
but there is not sparkling clean solution
and shit isn't just gonna get resolved in a half an hour
with special guest stars and pearls of wisdom
so let's not kid ourselves here
you and I were swindled by an image
that was so tantalizing and real
that I could almost taste it
but now the stench of of failure is worse than anything
it permeates everything I do
and I'm starting to realize
that I'd rather have nothing
than have a lie
and sitting waiting for a life
that's already passed me by