This Lyric is: #097

Blinded By Need
(c) 2001 by Ron Campbell (SOCAN)

1. I work the night shift from seven til two
Mopping this hospital floor
It's a good-paying job, and a steady one, too
And I'm proud of the hard honest work that I do
But there's broken down people behind every door
And their hurtin' is hard to ignore

2. I see him each night when he visits his wife
Wishing he knew what to do
You see, she is the ground on which he built his life
Now the fear in his eyes cuts her heart like a knife
Everyone knows but him that her time's nearly through
But he can't accept that it's true

Chorus:
She's so tired of the pain
She yearns to be free
She longs to let go
But he's blinded by need
And he just doesn't see

3. He kneels by her bed with a curious grace
Clutching a handful of flowers
Seeking for hope as he searches her face
She nods when he vows she'll come home from this place
But I hear her cry after visiting hours
In the dark, at the end of her powers

(Chorus)

Everyone knows but him that her time's nearly through
For him, it's not true

Last Chorus:
She's so tired of smiling and hiding the pain
His hope is a burden, she yearns to be free
She's weary, she longs to escape and just go
But he's blinded by need
And he just doesn't see
He's blinded by need
Blinded by need
Blinded

[This message has been edited by Brian Austin Whitney (edited 09-01-2002).]