I'd never known her to cry

But this time is different for sure

She's shaking with tears in her eyes

As she picks up what's left of the night

The hope for a reason seemed pure

As we leave what's left on the wall



But oh how it's taken its toll

Oh how it's taken its toll

Everything's taken its toll

Everything's taken its toll



There was more then a break in the smiles

They rose and slowly they tired

As she turned the moments were made

There were none that could prove where she lay

There's a calm in the stories now told

And the distance will always be home



And oh how it's taken its toll

Oh how it's taken its toll

Everything's taken its toll

Everything's taken its toll



Everything's taken its toll

It's a moment we carry alone

With a cause there's a cure for the soul

But oh how it's taken its toll

Oh how it's taken its toll