Verse 1

A man on a bridge
A thief in his eye
A boy with a dream who's ready to die
Well one of them stays
And one of them fades away

A house on a hill
A house aint a home
The pride of a girl the pride of a boy
And all in a day
The pride could be taken away

And on the street you're the same
When all you have is your name
You're nothing more than you seem
Or less than you dream to be

Chorus

Cos there is a time for joy and a time for rain
A time for loss and a time for gain oh my
Welcome to a world of pain

A time for love and a time for hate
A time for you and a time for me oh my
Welcome to a world of pain

Verse 2

A beautiful girl with diamonds for eyes
She's all that you want
She's living your life
But try as she may her beauty will fade away

And it's a sign in the sky
A mark in the sand
A rhyme that you hear but you don't understand
Fortune for joy
It used to be given away

And in this life you're the same
When all you have is your name
You're nothing more than you seem
Or less than you dream you'd be

Chorus

Cause there is a time for joy and a time for rain
A time for loss and a time for gain oh my
Welcome to a world of pain

A time for love and a time for hate
A time for you and a time for me oh my
Welcome to a world of pain

Bridge

Well living is half the dream
Knowing that it's your time to die
Is not what it seems to be
So take your time

Welcome to the world

Chorus

Cause there is a time for joy and a time for rain
A time for loss and a time for gain oh my
Welcome to a world of pain

A time for love and a time for hate
A time for you and a time for me oh my
Welcome to a world of pain

Coda

Baby don't you cry
It's better if you smile
Welcome to the world