You sound tired on the phone It's fair enough, it's been a while since you've been home You say the smile on your face is gone beyond the realms of pretend It's clear to me, you've reached your limit once again Oh, sometimes You get a little teary 'cause you were sick of feeling That all your time Is waiting to be weighted by something you were missing You take off at Cape Canaveral And pick me up like coach Bombay You're school captain every year Christmas without Boxing Day You haven't had a day off in weeks Your voice is shaking when you speak It might not be my place to help But don't, but don't, but don't Be so hard on yourself You don't do anything by halves Don't change, because I've known that from the start You say that things are spinning around and around And you've lost control and you need to slow down It's clear to me that you were ready for the end Oh, sometimes You get a little teary 'cause you were sick of feeling That all your time Is waiting to be weighted by something you were missing You take off at Cape Canaveral And pick me up like coach Bombay You're school captain every year Christmas without Boxing Day You haven't had a day off in weeks Your voice is shaking when you speak It might not be my place to help But don't, but don't, but don't Be so hard on yourself No regrets when you get old 'Cause you won't stop til the stars turn gold You want things done by yesterday A force of nature everywhere Don't always have to grin and bear And even when you're far away You take off at Cape Canaveral And pick me up like coach Bombay You're school captain every year In Christmas without Boxing Day You haven't had a day off in weeks Your voice is shaking when you speak It might not be my place to help But don't, but don't, but don't Be so hard on yourself Don't be so hard on yourself Don't be so hard on yourself Don't be so hard on yourself But don't, but don't Be so hard on yourself Don't be so hard on yourself Don't be so hard on yourself Don't be so hard on yourself But don't, but don't Be so hard on yourself