"This Masquerade (2001 Recording)" lyrics - LEON RUSSELL

Are we really happy with this lonely game we play?
Looking for words to say
Searching but not finding understanding anyway
We're lost in this masquerade

[Bridge:]
Both afraid to say we're just too far away
From being close together at the start
We tried to talk it over but the words got in the way
We're lost inside this lonely game we play

Thoughts of leaving disappear every time I see your eyes
No matter how hard I try
To understand the reasons that we carry on this way
We're lost in this masquerade

[Instrumental bridge]

[Bridge:]
Both afraid to say we're just too far away
From being close together at the start
We tried to talk it over but the words got in the way
We're lost inside this lonely game we play

Thoughts of leaving disappear every time I see your eyes
No matter how hard I try
To understand the reason that we carry on this way
We're lost in a masquerade

[Outro:]
We could just start over but it's oh so hard to do
When we're lost in a masquerade