Black Balloon lyrics

You woke up dream sick in the afternoon The black balloon was hanging over you I left a basin by the bed And a note for you that read I’ll be back when you need me Baby shoes Burn a candle for the ones we lose It seems like all the time we have Is water in cupped hands Why can’t a mother’s love be easy? Lying on your side You turn out the light When darkness leaves you blind I’ll keep an agile eye For a fragile mind Carry the burden of your sister’s pain Make her whole again It’s so much easier to hold it when You come as a friend Well with all our pain and our joy What might have been A vanishing dream If you play like a broken toy When you’ve come to call On no one at all For any saving grace A thousands songs to sing Comfort in promise of spring Share in my best offering Life is a wonderful thing Stuck at home A generation scared they’ll die alone If true love that comes cheap Isn’t ours to keep Why do I give it out so freely? All in your own time Good things are hard to find When darkness leaves you blind I’ll keep an agile eye For a fragile mind Carry the burden of your sister’s pain Make her whole again It’s so much easier to hold it when You come as a friend Carry the burden of your brother’s pain Make him whole again It’s so much easier to hold it when You come as a friend