Somebody told him that their way was the right way
  He never took a chance, her never had a
  chance
  Cause he was force fed he had to live his
  death sentence
  See, he was a new face with a nice smile
  He got sucked in got spit out
  He was the winner by the standars of gold-digger
  A success story in six figures
  Outside looking in
  It was wasted life on the dream
  Outside looking in
  He was wasted
  Turn your back to the world
  So then he grew old, he thought he grew wise
  He thought he'd know a bad seed in swarm of flies
  They couldn't wait to consider him family
  Take what they could get and keep walkin'
  And on his death bed surrounded by his friends
  He saw the faces and no substance, let go
  With a smile of serenity, he needed change for enternity
  On the outside looking in
  It was wasted life on a dream
  On the outside looking in
  He should of seen their dream as a sin
  On the outside looking in
  It was wasted life on the dream
  On the outside looking in
  He was wasted
  Turn you back on the world
  It's what he didn't know, he didn't know that killed him
  It's what he didn't know, he didn't know that killed him
  It's what he didn't know, he didn't know that killed him
  It's what he didn't know
  It's what he didn't know (on the outside looking in)
  It's what he didn't know (it was wasted life on a dream)
  It's what he didn't know (on the outside looking in)
  It's what he didn't know (he was wasted)
  Turn your back on the world