I look into your sad brown eyes

And I wish I had an answer for you

I can tell you it's ok

But I can't make that true



So I reach out for your small soft hands

Just hoping I can calm your fear

We talk though the confusion

Til it all starts to clear



But I can't make the world disappear

I will try just by holding you near

How long can that last

How long can we last



You ask what would be best for me

But it's loaded like a firing squad

So I hold off their fire

I don't wanna spill our blood



I can lock in all our pain

But I still can't stop it hurting you

And it makes it all the harder

That there's nothing I can do



Cause I can't make the world disappear

I will try just by holding you near

How long can that last

How long can we last



Just flesh and bone

And broken from the start

But it's worth going through

For your greatest gift to me

The experience of you



Still I can't make the world disappear

I will try just by holding you near

How long can that last

How long can we last



Still I can't make the world disappear

I will try just by holding you near

How long can that last

How long can we last