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Telling Stories by Tracy Chapman

There is fiction in the (1)__________ between
The lines on your page of memories
Write it (2)________ but it doesn't mean
You're not (3)________ (4)______________ stories
There is (5)______________ in the space between
You and me

There is fiction in the space between
You and reality
You (6)________ do and say anything
To make your (7)________________ life
Seem (8)________ mundane
There is fiction in the (9)__________ between
You and me

There's a science (10)______________ in the space between
You and me
A (11)______________________ of a grand scheme
Where I am the scary monster
I eat the (12)________ and as I leave the scene
In my spaceship I am laughing
In your remembrance of (13)________ bad dream
There's no one but you standing

Leave the (14)________ and the blame
For the ones who do not speak
You write the words to get (15)______________ and compassion
And for posterity
You (16)__________ the words and make believe
There is (17)__________ in the space between

There is fiction in the space between
You and everybody
Give us all what we need
Give us one (18)________ sad (19)____________ story
But in the fiction of the (20)__________ between
Sometimes a lie is the (21)________ thing
Sometimes a lie is the best thing
Answers:
(1) space(2) down(3) just(4) telling(5) fiction(6) will(7) everyday(8) less(9) space(10) fiction(11) fabrication(12) city(13) your(14) pity(15) respect(16) write(17) truth(18) more(19) sordid(20) space(21) best