It wasn't that long ago

that I would lift you up and hold you

It seems like a thousand years

that I have watched you on your own

I was never that far away,

I know that you felt that it was over

No reason to be afraid,

I always had my eye on you

You know I wanted to help you start over

but not this way

You know I wanted to help you believe me

but not this way

You want to be on your own,

but you still need me here to listen

And in the last fifty years

you haven't had a lot to say

I know that the air you breathe

is weighted down with information

How do you sleep at night

you're just hearing what you want to hear

You know I wanted to help you start over

but not this way

You know I wanted to help you believe me

but not this way

You know I wanted to help you

But not this way