Blues Traveler - Sweet Pain Lyrics
Music & lyrics: john popperIf cyrano de bergeracFell prey to the blades of fifty menWith a heart and a sword hed drive them backPerchance to see roxannes eyes light up the sky againAnd when beauty kind and full of graceAgain denied the beast her handThe beast he turned and hid his faceAnd tried with all his might and magic to understandAnd once upon a timeYou know I used to wondery whyYou know no one should need to cryIn pain of a heart forbade to flyBut you learn to say goodbyeAs you whisper beneath a sighSweet painCant you plainly see?Sweet painYou know it matters to meSweet painWont you make me feel at home?Sweet painDont you dare leave me aloneSometimes a life that seems hard to takeIs soothed for a while by an old friendLeaving a bad need in its wakeSad how, some friendships never ever seem to endWell all of my heroes up and diedSongs and a dream are left for meWhat did them in, not suicideJust a lengthy friendship and a dream of (how) it could beAnd isnt it a crime?Was it more than they could bear?You know they did not even careAt all and they might have something thereBut Im here and I dont see whereAll I hear is their silent prayerSweet painIs it so terribly wrong?Sweet painTo want to come alongSweet painWont you make me smile?Sweet painIf only for a whileCan you feel what I feel?So we can establish that the pain is realDont be afraid and Ill do the same for youAnd well just hang on and well make it, make it throughTheres got to be a reason it works out this wayAnd theres something deep inside meThat makes me have to playFor youFor youIn no position to give adviceMy heart it spoke and I wrote it downAnd you know every wisdom has its priceMy head up in the starsAnd my feet planted firmly on the groundWhen will I embrace this life I see?Ive been wondering for so longThinking back, the truth may beIve been unaware but Ive been living it all alongAnd it didnt cost a dimeAnd it did not come for freeIt just would not let me beBut it never conquered meJust a doorway and a keyAnd I think that we both agreeSweet painIs sometimes what you needSweet painIt allows the blood to bleedSweet painFrom the moment of your birthSweet painYou know it keeps you here on earth
