I tried for understanding
Despite ever-fading feeling
Instead of what I've seen 
I tried to have an open mind 
That kept becoming clouded by reality 
In spite of what I might be told 
I can tell when something's wrong 
I keep on praying what over and over 
Can only last so long 
 
We never lost the closeness 
It became a matter of 
A life of verity 
Perhaps what we had shared most 
Was a sense of emptiness 
That seemed to fill our needs 
In spite of what I might be told 
I can tell when something's wrong 
I keep on praying what over and over 
Can only last so long 
 
Move along move along and lose a friend 
Just as well, just as well we've reached the end 
Ah, things have changed 
 
I think I'm done with trying 
I don't understand 
Or maybe I understand too well 
But then that emptiness 
I thought was gone comes back sometimes 
And drops me in it's well 
In spite of what I might be told 
I can tell when something's wrong 
I keep on praying what over and over 
Can only last so long