Ashes and promises Share a bond through the winds of change Words are blown away When visions that should be Are tattooed in your mind The power to let go is sometimes hard to find The answer cannot be found In the writing of others or the words of a trained mind In a precious world of memories We find ourselves confined Claws so razor sharp Ripping at the spirit Promises, a potential to hurt, is anything real? When forever is to be until Deep inside, in the world of empty words No escaping from those haunting empty words Do you ever feel it? A craving that is so strong To by thought rewind in order to find Expectations that shined Through the doubt that soon would turn into the price Of what a word Will be worth when tomorrow comes To be and we are left Standing on our own and seeing what is real The answer cannot be found In the writing of others or the words of a trained mind In a precious world of memories We find ourselves confined Claws so razor sharp Ripping at the spirit Promises, a potential to hurt, is anything real? When forever is to be until Deep inside, in the world of empty words No escaping from those haunting empty words Empty words... Empty words...

When was the last time That they heard you say "Mother or father, I love you"? And when was the last time That they heard you say "Daughter or son, I love you"? Ones you say you cherish every day Can instantly be taken away Then you'd say "I know this can't be true" When you never took the time To simply tell them "I love you" When was the last time That they heard you say "Sister or brother, I love you"? And when was the last time That they heard you say "Darling or best friend, I love you"? The one for whom you'd give your very life Could be taken in the twinkling of an eye Through your tears you'd ask "Why did you go?" Knowing you didn't always show Just how much you loved them so These three words Sweet and simple These three words Short and kind These three words Always kindle An aching heart to smile inside I know a family Who hasn't a cent to their name And yet the joy and love they have between them They always claim And when one's called from life The survived mourn the lost And will never be the same Yet they rejoice In knowing they gave them their all These three words Sweet and simple These three words Short and kind These three words, these three words Always kindle An aching heart to smile inside (These three words) these three words, sweet and simple, oh (Sweet and simple) oh, sweet and simple (These three words) these three words, these three words, these three words (Short and kind) short, kind (These three words) these three words, thanks for giving me free time, woman, for these three words (Always kindle), they always kindle (An aching heart) an aching heart, you can't let nobody's heart ache now (To smile inside) you gotta learn to smile, you smile, you smile inside (These three words) these three words