Friday, October 6, 2023

Toad the Wet Sprocket, "I Will Not Take These Things for Granted"

 One part of me just wants to tell you everything

One part just needs the quietAnd if I'm lonely here, I'm lonely hereAnd on the telephone, you offer reassurance
I will not take these things for grantedI will not take these things
How can I hold the part of me that only you can carry?It needs a strength I haven't foundBut if it's frightening, I'll bear the coldAnd on the telephone, you offer warm asylum
I'm listening, flowers in the gardenLaughter in the hall, children in the park
I will not take these things for grantedI will not take these things for grantedI will not take these things for grantedI will not take these things anymore
To crawl inside the wire and feel something near meTo feel this acceptingThat it is lonely here, but not aloneAnd on the telephone, you offer visions dancing
I'm listening, music in the bedroomLaughter in the hall, dive into the oceanSinging by the fire, running through the forestStanding in the wind, the rolling canyons
I will not take these things for grantedI will not take these things for grantedI will not take these things for grantedI will not take these things anymore
I will not take these things for granted (flowers in the garden)I will not take these things for granted (laughter in the hall)I will not take these things for granted (a child in the park)I will not take these things for granted (dive into the ocean)I will not take these things for granted (singing by the fire)I will not take these things for granted (the rolling canyons)

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