Simple Words

He found a simple way to express himself

He explained it in a note

And then he settled down to excuse himself

With the simple words he wrote

And when he came around he was lying down

In a bed that's not his own

And as the doctor signed his bill of health

These were the words the doctor spoke

He said, "this, this is your life

And you can either make the most of what you have

Or you can throw it all away

But there are people here who'd give anything

Just to live another day."

And the patient cried, the doctor sighed

As he turned and walked away

And he left the patient lying there

In the lonely bed he made

Somewhere something went missing

Still-life, static, and distant

Steadily losing its feeling



Stale eyes stare at the ceiling

Too much to say with simple words

He found a simple way to express himself

And he wrote it in a song

About a better world than the one we have

And the path that seems so long

It's just another way to find the words to say

That the hopeless days are gone

And that you take this life and make the most of it

And find a meaning all your own

This, this is your life; you can accept it or change it

If you just make up your mind

Somewhere something went missing

Still-life, static, and distant

Steadily losing its feeling

Stale eyes starte at the ceiling

Too much to say with simple words

You found yourself; your sight is clearing

The veil is gone. you stand alone.