A Few Simple Words Lyrics - Cowboy Junkies

[Previously unreleased song . Lay It Down outtake] 

Transcribed by T.V.Roosmalen 

What does he see in those mashed potatoes? 

what secrets does he hold that can be so grin? 

the silence like a canyon dividing them 

he's on one side she's opposite him 

trying so desperately to get his attention 

she says, "honey, you're a bastard of great proportion." 

he says, "darling, I plead guilty to that sin." 

with potatoes half way to his mouth 

he looks her in the eye and says, 

"without a doubt 

my love for you is all that I believe in." 

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With those few simple words 

her heart is sent soaring 

she's able to face another day. 

through the anger and the laughter 

she knows that she matters 

and somebody out there cares. 

What does she gain by all this sulking? 

what trouble can there be for one so young? 

dark tension building like the clouds of a storm 

her daughter's in her room and she's at the door 

trying to figure what all this fuss is for. 

she says, "mother, you're a witch 

and I'll always hate you." 

she says, "daughter, perhaps these words 

you speak are true." 

she quietly moves towards the bed, 

look her in the eye gently says, 

"but I will always believe in you." 

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With those few simple words 

her heart is sent soaring 

she's able to face another day. 

through the anger and the laughter 

she knows that she matters 

and somebody out there cares. 

what do we need to keep us going? 

what do we need at the end of the day? 

mysteries keep piling like dirty clothes 

in the corner. 

you never thought you'd give up. 

but you're beginning to wonder 

when through the gloom you hear 

a familiar voice say... 

... a few simple words 

that send your heart soaring 

you're able to face another day. 

through the anger and the laughter 

you know that you matter 

and somebody out there cares.