But everything seemed different and completely new to me
So I sat with him a while then I asked him how he felt
And if I can't, if it just hurts too bad, then we will wait for it to pass
Or simple song of hope
So that's how I learned the lesson that everyone is alone
Just my nightstand and my dresser where those nightmares had just been
When cryin' don't help you can't compose yourself
And we'll keep working on the problem we know we'll never solve
And I came upon a doctor who appeared in quite poor health
And every time you feel like cryin', I'm gonna try and make you laugh
He said, "I think I'm cured, in fact I'm sure"
The sky, the trees, houses, buildings, even my own body
At our still lives posed like a bowl of oranges
Then I think we would see the beauty then, we would stand staring in awe
He said "Oh yes you can, just hold my hand, I think that would help"
Thank you stranger, "For your therapeutic smile"
It's best to compose a poem, an honest verse of longing
And each person I encountered, I couldn't wait to meet
I said, "There is nothing that I can do for you, you can do for yourself"
Of Love's uneven remainders, our lives are fractions of a whole
That's why I'm singin', baby don't worry, 'cause now I got your back
And I will keep you company through those days so long and black
But if the world could remain within a frame like a painting on a wall
And your eyes must do some rainin' if you are ever gonna grow
And to my surprise my eyes were wide and already open
So I dressed myself and left then, out into the gray streets
