I am the oldest child
Always the first in line
Finding my way across the chasm
No one to show the way
My fingers crossed all day
Asking questions with no answers

If I came to you with nothing
But stories of my life
Would you listen?
Could you listen?
Give a moment of your time
And I'll get through just fine

It took some tears to fall
It took me losing all
To find my way to see a day when
I could call it [bad word] and gaining fast
Kept falling on my [bad word] Now I know what I'm afraid of

If I came to you with nothing
But tears and fears of mine
Would you know them?
Could you know them?
Give a moment of your time -
And I'll tell you that I got
through just fine

Knowing less and less
Sensing more and more
Blindly I go [bad word] there is
good in store
Got no answers now
Don't think I ever will
But I hunt them down for the thrill

If I came to you with nothing
But stories of my life
Would you listen?
Could you listen?
Give a moment of your time
And I'll tell you that we'll get
through just fine