No one would love me if they knew

All the things I hide 

My words fall to the floor as

Tears drip through the telephone line 



And the hands I've seen raised to the sky 

Not waving but drowning all this time 

I'll try to build the ark that they need 

To float to you upon the crystal sea 



Give me your hand to hold 

'Cause I can't stand to love alone 

And love alone is not enough to hold us up 

We've got to touch your robe 

So swing your robe down low 

Swing your robe down low 



The prince of despair's been beaten 

But the loser still fights 

Death's on a long leash 

Stealing my friends to the night 



And everyone cries for the innocent 

You say to love the guilty, too 

And I'm surrounded by suffering and sickness 

So I'm working tearing back the roof 



And the pain of the world is a burden and it's my cross to bear 

And I stumble under all the weight 

I know you're Simon standing there 

And I know you're standing there