You didn't like my decision / to make the hero a villain.
Said my stories all end bad. / they always make you feel so sad.

You answered rather casually. / you just record reality.
You made it sound as though, / you'd given up so long ago.

Then find me a better ending. / stay away from fact amending.
It s easy to blur and twist. / just tell it like it really is.

What's wrong with a little fantasy? / to show the way things ought to be.
Why should i comply / to the silly limits of real life?

Come on . . . Convince me
I said . . . Convince me
If you really do believe these ridiculous things
Come on convince me

How bout a girl with giant wings, / flies away when life really stings?
Has a plain & modest body, / and a black belt in karate?

There you go escaping. / i'm tired of all this reshaping.
Got anything from life? / anything that made you cry?

The day i dwell on failure / is the day that i surrender.
Yes, i've had my times. / but i never let it break my stride.

If you never stop to wonder / about the times your life went under.
How can you anticipate / when you're about to make the same mistakes?

Come on . . . Convince me
If you think i'm wrong . . . Convince me
If you really do believe these ridiculous things
Come on convince me

How bout a girl who's trying / to make a boy see the silver lining?
Tells him now to shut his eyes. / and let her tell him crazy lies?

If you're the girl who's singing / i'm the boy who's listening.
But if you want to end it happily, / you're gonna have to really . . .
Convince me