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