Tired Old World

by Ann Reed



If my heart
Fails to break
At the sight of incredible pain
Then this tired old world
This crazy time
Is havin' it's way


If my mind
Understands
Ev'ry ruthless & poisonous act
Then this tired old world
This crazy time
Is havin' it's way


To love & to comfort has meaning I never had known
There's some people fighting their way
Through this life all alone
If I cannot feel something for anyone's struggles it tells
I've lost my compassion & mercy as well as myself


If my eyes
Turn away
Just because I've had enough for one day
Then this tired old world
This crazy time
Is havin' it's way


If my life
On from here
Is a life lived & driven by fear
Then this tired old world
This crazy time
Is havin' it's way


If I ever get to a time when it don't bother me
To bury my friends or watch somebody die in the street
If I don't feel much more than disgust or a shrug or oh well
Then I've lost my compassion & mercy as well as myself


If my heart
Fails to break
At the sight of incredible pain
Then this tired old world
This crazy time
Is havin' it's way...