The Unwanted Things

Crying for the hungry friends And you're crying for the struggling friends And I'm crying over you Crying over a mother's debt And you're crying over some other's head While I'm crying over you You're working so hard to guard against the weather You'd shelter the world if you could But remember we swore that we'd stop each other never From doing what we've go to - well, it's still understood And so you're crying for the haunted things And you're crying for the unwanted things While I'm crying over you Crying 'cause somebody cries And you're crying 'cause everybody dies And I'm crying over you I see you working so hard to be a part of something better It's not some big thing it's just what you do But remember the yard when we gardened together? I can't think of anything better than you Now I know it's late, and I know you're trying But your time I wouldn't take, and I'd never stop you crying You're crying for the living things And you're crying for the forgiven things And I'm crying over you Now, you know my ways, and you know that I'm Also set ablaze by that same fire that makes you cry And so I'm crying for the war and the dread And I'm crying 'cause there's more ahead And I'm crying over you I'll go on crying for our animal friends And I'll be crying 'til their suffering ends While I'm crying over you --- The Unwanted Things - Ted Leo & the Pharmacists