The Riddle

About The Riddle

"The Riddle" is a song by American singer Five for Fighting. It was released in May 2006 as the lead single from his third album Two Lights. The song peaked at number 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart during an 18-week chart stay, making it Five for Fighting's third, and so far, last top 40 hit in the United States. On the Adult Contemporary chart, the song reached number four.

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2011

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There was a man back in ninety-five
Whose heart ran out of summers
But before he died, I asked him
Wait, what's the sense in life?
Come over me, come over me?

He said, son why you got to sing that tune?
Catch a Dylan song or some eclipse of the moon?
Let an angel swing and make you swoon
Then you will see, you will see

Then he said, here's a riddle for you
Find the answer, there's a reason for the world
You and I

Picked up my kid from school today
Did you learn anything? 
'Cause in the world today
You can't live in a castle far away
Now talk to me, come talk to me

He said, dad I'm big, but we're smaller than small
In the scheme of things, well we're nothing at all
Still every mother's child sings a lonely song
So play with me, come play with me

And hey dad, here's a riddle for you
Find the answer, there's a reason for the world
You and I?

I said, son for all I've told you
When you get right down to the
Reason for the world who am I?

There are secrets that we still have left to find
There have been mysteries from the beginning of time
There are answers we're not wise enough to see
He said, you looking for a clue? 
I love you free

The batter swings and the summer flies
As I look into my angel's eyes
A song plays on while the moon is hiding over me
Something comes over me

I guess we're big and I guess we're small
If you think about it man you know we got it all
'Cause we're all we got on this bouncing ball
And I love you free, I love you freely

Here's a riddle for you
Find the answer, there's a reason for the world
You and I

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Five for Fighting

Five for Fighting is the stage name of American singer-songwriter John Ondrasik. He is best known for his piano-based rock, such as the Top 40 hits "Superman (It's Not Easy)" (2001), "100 Years" (2003), and "The Riddle" (2006). more »

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