Glutton Of Sympathy

In the breathless hush of four A.M.

In the dark sits a sad cliche

Cloaked in the navy blue of slowly fading stars

Tell me how this came to be

Sleeplessness talk to me

She d say over and over again

Fumbling through a cut glass vase
Passing lipstick, cotton spools
Burning jealous pictures of marriages of friends
You never asked to be
The glutton of sympathy
She says over and over that this is the end


Cause I see it in your eyes

What you don t know

Time to let go

I see it in your eyes

There is so much

More out there to be learned

Such mournful words
On this white snow vacant page
All the lessons that she learns she packs away
Will you never cease to be
The glutton of sympathy
She writes over and over again

That s when I see it in your eyes
What you don t know
Time to let go
I see it in your eyes
There is so much
More out there to be learned


Tossing turning roll away

Indecision won t you ever make up your mind

Lifetime nighttime wake the day

Cause tomorrow will see

If you ve had your fill of sympathy


Will you never cease to be

The glutton of sympathy

Don t you know the stars are all fading

Let the sunshine capture the sparkle of your smile