Artificial Paradise - J.J. Cale

Many loves in a lifetime, 
They seem to go astray
Many people come and go, 
They never seem to stay
Sometimes I kid myself, 
Then I realise
I'm just living in an artificial paradise
A hundred times, 
My hopes and dreams are blown into the air
A thousand times, 
It always seems no one is really there
Then I know I'm fooling myself, 
I'm not so wise
I'm just living in an artificial paradise
Plastic state of mind, 
Superficial clothes
Living in a vacuum, close to zero
Sometimes I kid myself, 
Then I realise
I'm just living in an artificial paradise