The Simple Truth

from Don't Miss The Bus by Pete Pascoe

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THE SIMPLE TRUTH ©P. PASCOE 2013

IF I COULD I’D SHELTER YOU FROM THIS
BUT HOW CAN I STOP THIS WAVE CRASHING OVER US NOW?
THE SIMPLE TRUTH IS I CAN’T WE WOULDN’T WANT TO IF WE KNEW
THE SIMPLE TRUTH IS I LOVE YOU

& IF WE COULD SHUT ALL THOSE FEELINGS AWAY
MIGHT AS WELL PAINT ALL THE COLOURS GREY

ALL THOSE SHINY DAYS IN A ROW
THIS ONES TURNED TO GLOOM LONELINESS STEPS IN THE FADING ROOM

& ALL YOUR WORDS REACH OUT TO TOUCH ME NOW
THE MEANING BECOMES CLEARER OVER TIME SOMEHOW

THE SIMPLE TRUTH IS NO ONE CAN SHIELD YOU FROM YOUR PAIN
AND IN OUR LIVES IT HAPPENS AGAIN AND AGAIN
THE FLIP SIDE IS THE JOY THAT LIES AHEAD
WITHOUT THE HIGHS AND LOWS
WE MAY AS WELL BE SOMEWHERE ELSE
NOT HERE

SADNESS SHARED AND SOME SHALLOW LAUGHS DONT MAKE IT GO AWAY
I'M SO GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE TODAY

& IF WE COULD SHUT ALL THOSE FEELINGS AWAY
MIGHT AS WELL PAINT ALL THE COLOURS GREY

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from Don't Miss The Bus, released June 1, 2016

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