Hey, $Life = $I,           # Hey, I'm your life,
$ENV{USER} = $I.           # I'm the one who takes you there.
Hey, $Your = $I,           # Hey, I'm your life,
(caller(1))[3] eq $I.      # I'm the one who cares.
They? They betray :        # They, they betray,
($friends{true} = [$I]);   # I'm your only true friend now.
They? They:ll betray       # They, they betray,
END { $I = 1 };            # I'm forever there.


$Dream = $I,               # I'm your dream,
  $you = real,             # Make you real,
@Eyes = @$I                # I'm your eyes
  if $you & $steal;        # When you must steal,
$Pain = $I                 # I'm your pain
  if $you & ~$feel;        # When you can't feel.
sad, but true.             # Sad but true!

($Dream = $I),             # I'm your dream,
  unlink mind,             # Mind astray,
@Eyes = @$I                # I'm your eyes
  while you're-away;       # While you're away,
$Pain = $I                 # I'm your pain
  while $money;            # While you repay
you-know ?                 # You know
  it's sad but true:       # It's sad but true!


You, my($mask) = $You,     # You, you're my mask,
my ($cover,$shelter) =     # You're my cover
  ($You) x 2;              #   my shelter.
You, my($mask) = $You,     # You, you're my mask,
$blamed = $You.            # You're the one who's blamed.
do { do { my $work } },    # Do, do my work,
do { my ($dirty, $work) }, # Do my dirty work
  scapegoat,               #   scapegoat!
do { do { my $deeds } }    # Do, do my deeds,
for you're-the-one .       # For you're the one
  who's-$blamed;           # You're the one who's blamed.  


$Dream = $I,               # I'm your dream,
  $you = real,             # Make you real,
@Eyes = @$I                # I'm your eyes  
  if $you & $steal;        # When you must steal,
$Pain = $I                 # I'm your pain
  if $you & ~$feel;        # When you can't feel.
sad, but true.             # Sad but true!
  
($Dream = $I),             # I'm your dream,
  unlink mind,             # Mind astray,
@Eyes = @$I                # I'm your eyes  
  while you're-away;       # While you're away,
$Pain = $I                 # I'm your pain
  while $money;            # While you repay   
you-know ?                 # You know
  it's sad but true:       # It's sad but true!

  
Hate; $Hate = $I,          # Hate, I'm your hate,
$Hate = $I if wantlove;    # I'm your hate when you want love.
Pay ? pay: the price,      # Pay, pay the price, 
Pay, for nothing's-fair;   # Pay, for nothing's fair.
Hey, $Life = $I;           # Hey, I'm your life,
$ENV{USER} eq $I;          # I'm the one who took you there.
Hey: { $Life = $I          # Hey, I'm your life,
and (caller(1))[3] ne $I } # And I no longer care!


$Dream = $I,               # I'm your dream,
  $you = real,             # Make you real,
@Eyes = @$I                # I'm your eyes
  if $you & $steal;        # When you must steal,
$Pain = $I                 # I'm your pain
  if $you & ~$feel;        # When you can't feel.
sad, but... true.          # Sad but true! 

($Truth = $I),             # I'm your truth
  tell LIES,               # Telling lies,
$@ = $I,                   # I'm your reason,
  alibis,                  # Alibis,
{ $I } -                   # I'm inside
  open your, eyes;         # Open your eyes 
$You = $I ?                # I'm you!
sad but: true;             # Sad but true!
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