Sweet Pain Lyrics - Travelers & Thieves - Blues Traveler

If Cyrano De Bergerac 

Fell prey to the blades of fifty men 

With a heart and a sword 

He'd drive them back 

Perchance to see Roxanne's 

Eyes light up the sky again 

When beauty kind and full of grace 

Again denied the beast her hand 

The beast he turned 

And hid his face 

And tried with all his might 

And magic to understand 

And once upon a time 

You know I used to wonder why 

You know no one should need to cry 

In pain of a heart forbade to fly 

But you learn to say goodbye 

As you whisper beneath a sigh 

Sweet pain, can't you plainly see? 

Sweet pain, you know it matters to me 

Sweet pain, won't you make me feel at home? 

Sweet pain, don't you dare leave me alone 

Sometimes a life that seems hard to take 

Is soothed for a while by an old friend 

Leaving a bad need in its wake 

Sad how, some friendships 

Never ever seem to end, never end 

All of my heroes up and died 

Songs and a dream are left for me 

What did them in, not suicide 

Just a lengthy friendship 

And a dream of how it could be 

And isn't it a crime? 

Was it more than they could bear? 

You know they did not even care at all 

And they might have something there 

But I'm here and I don't see where 

All I hear is their silent prayer 

Sweet pain, is it so terribly wrong? 

Sweet pain, to want to come along 

Sweet pain, won't you make me smile? 

Sweet pain, if only for a while 

Can you feel what I feel? 

So we can establish that the pain is real 

Don't be afraid and I'll do the same for you 

And we'll just hang on 

And we'll make it, make it through 

There's got to be a reason it works out this way 

And there's something deep inside me 

That makes me have to play 

For you, for you 

In no position to give advice 

My heart it spoke and I wrote it down 

And you know every wisdom has its price 

My head up in the stars 

And my feet planted firmly on the ground 

When will I embrace this life I see? 

I've been wondering for so long 

Thinking back, the truth may be 

I've been unaware but I've been living it all along 

And it didn't cost a dime 

And it did not come for free 

It just would not let me be 

But it never conquered me 

Just a doorway and a key 

And I think that we both agree 

Sweet pain, is sometimes what you need 

Sweet pain, it allows the blood to bleed 

Sweet pain, from the moment of your birth 

Sweet pain, you know it keeps you here on earth