How do you break through when the words don't meet your lips? And lump inside your throat or in a pile of could've beens All the small talk and the catch-up and the empty promises How do you dive deeper in a shallow riverbed? When the current pulls you further from what you should've said Getting by on the kindness of strangers Getting by on the kindness of strangers When you're trying to be tender, but instead you come off cold When your sweetness surrenders to the cruelness of this world All the small stuff and the bad luck, when it all becomes too much How do you find solace in a place so quick to judge Do you try and play it cool? Play the part you think they want? Getting by on the kindness of strangers Getting by on the kindness of strangers (Kindness of strangers) (Kindness of strangers) People come and people go and some will make their mark Like an iron to the bowl, a cymbal in your heart And the ones that stick around are the hardest ones to find And if you can't find the closest, you need the kindness to survive Getting by on the kindness of strangers Getting by on the kindness of strangers You're getting by (kindness of strangers) You're getting by (kindness of strangers) Kindness of strangers Kindness of strangers

I hear people talkin' bad about the way we have to live here in this country Harpin' on the wars we fight, an' gripin' 'bout the way things oughta be An' I don't mind 'em switchin' sides, an' standin' up for things they believe in When they're runnin' down my country, man They're walkin' on the fightin' side of me Yeah, walkin' on the fightin' side of me Runnin' down a way of life our fightin' men have fought and died to keep If you don't love it, leave it Let this song I'm singin' be a warnin' When you're runnin' down my country, man You're walkin' on the fightin' side of me I read about some squirrely guy who claims he just don't believe in fightin' An' I wonder just how long the rest of us can count on bein' free They love our milk an' honey, but they preach about some other way of livin' When they're runnin' down my country, hoss They're walkin' on the fightin' side of me Yeah, walkin' on the fightin' side of me Runnin' down a way of life our fightin' men have fought and died to keep If you don't love it, leave it Let this song I'm singin' be a warnin' When you're runnin' down my country, man You're walkin' on the fightin' side of me Yeah, walkin' on the fightin' side of me Runnin' down a way of life our fightin' men have fought and died to keep If you don't love it, leave it Let this song I'm singin' be a warnin' When you're runnin' down my country, man You're walkin' on the fightin' side of me

An act of kindness Is what you showed to me None more than I can take Oh, none more than I can take Kindness Is what you showed to me It holds me 'till I ache Overflow and start to break Oh I, got a feeling this will shake me down Oh, I'm kind of hoping this will turn me round And now it follows me every day And now it follows me every day And now it follows me every day And now it follows me every day, every day, every day And now it follows me every day And now it follows me every day And now it follows me every day And now it follows me every day, every day, every day An act of kindness Is what you showed to me It caught me by surprise In this town of glass and ice Kindness, So many people passed me by But you warmed me to my core And you left me wanting more Oh I, got a feeling this will shake me down Oh, I'm kind of hoping this will turn me round Oh I, got a feeling that however small Oh, I'm kind of hoping this will reach my soul And now it follows me every day And now it follows me every day And now it follows me every day And now it follows me every day, every day, every day And now it follows me every day And now it follows me every day And now it follows me every day And now it follows me every day, every day, every day My back's up against the wall I feel guilty, I feel guilty And you want nothing in return I feel guilty, I feel guilty Oh my back's up against the wall I feel guilty, I feel guilty And you want nothing in return I feel guilty, I feel guilty And now it follows me every day And now it follows me every day And now it follows me every day And now it follows me every day, every day, every day And now it follows me every day And now it follows me every day And now it follows me every day And now it follows me every day, every day, every day (Now it follows me everyday) My back's up against the wall I feel guilty, I feel guilty And you want nothing in return I feel guilty, I feel guilty

The old hometown looks the same as I step down from the train There to meet me is my mama and papa Down the lane I look and there runs Mary Hair of gold and lips like cherry It's good to touch the green green grass of home The old house is still standing though the paint is cracked and dry There's the old oak tree that I used to play on Down the lane I walk with my sweet Mary Hair of gold and lips like cherry It's so good to touch the green green grass of home Yes, they'll all come to meet me arms outreached smiling sweetly It's so good to touch the green green grass of home Then I awake and look around me at the four gray walls that surround me And I realized that I was only dreaming For there's a guard and there's that sad old padre Arm in arm we'll walk at daybreak And again I'll touch the green green grass of home Yes, they'll all come to see me in the shade of that old oak tree And they lay me 'neath the green green grass of home

Brother, I don't want you to die Brother, can you live forever? Brother, I don't wanna cry, oh Can you live forever? Can you live forever? (Oh) You were born and the dark was changed Like the stars into the night Like the sun breaking through the sky Brother, I, I Brother, I can see into your eyes And the way you look for something better And you can try to act like it's forgotten Oh, I see it way too often I see it way too often, oh You were born and the dark was changed Like the stars into the night Like the sun breaking through the sky Brother, I Can you live forever? Can you live forever? Oh Can you live forever? Oh Can you live forever? Oh

It's summertime And I can understand if you still feel sad It's summertime Though it's hard to see its true possibilities When you look inside, all you'll see When you look inside, all you'll see Is a self-reflected inner sadness Look outside I know that you'll recognize it's summertime Look outside I know that you'll recognize, it's summertime

Pass me that lovely little gun My dear, my darling one The cleaners are coming one by one You don't even want to let them start They're knocking now upon your door They measure the room, they know the score They're mopping up the butcher's floor Of your broken little hearts O-oh-o Children Forgive us now for what we've done It started out as a bit of fun Here, take these bеfore we run away The kеys to the Gulag O Children Lift up your voice, lift up your voice Children Rejoice, rejoice Come on, come on, come on, come on Here comes Frank and poor old Jim They're gathering 'round with all my friends We're older now, the light is dim And you are only just beginning Oh-oh-o Children We have the answer to all your fears It's short, it's simple, it's crystal clear It's round about and it's somewhere here Lost amongst our winnings O Children Lift up your voice, lift up your voice Children Rejoice, rejoice The cleaners have done their job on you They're hip to it, man, they're in the groove They've hosed you down, you're good as new And they're lining up to inspect you Oh-oh-o Children Poor old Jim's white as a ghost He's found the answer that we lost We're all weeping now, weeping because There ain't nothing we can do to protect you O children Lift up your voice, lift up your voice Children Rejoice, rejoice Hey, little train, we are all jumping on The train that goes to the Kingdom We're happy, Ma, we're having fun And the train ain't even left the station Hey, little train, wait for me! I once was blind, but now I see Have you left a seat for me? Is that such a stretch of the imagination? Hey little train, wait for me! I was held in chains, but now I'm free I'm hanging in there, don't you see? In this process of elimination Hey little train, we are all jumping on The train that goes to the Kingdom We're happy, Ma, we're having fun It's beyond my wildest expectation Hey little train, we are all jumping on The train that goes to the Kingdom We're happy, Ma, we're having fun And the train ain't even left the station