What's the matter with harmless Take a new step in an old direction If you think about tenderness What's the matter with harmless love
I take a little walk outside In a town that brings me pears and peaches I'm busting with love inside and it's always more than it ever teaches On the curb I pass a friend of mind We seem a little older, maybe a little wiser We laugh about the shades of time And marvel at love -- the Great Skyrider
What's the matter with harmless Take a new step in an old direction If you think about tenderness What's the matter with a hand-on-a-hand affection Do you dream about a new day You've gotta dream about something strong and simple 'Each and every' is a kind thing to say What's the matter with harmless love
You play it cool and then you love someone You try to fight it but kind love knows You tell yourself you're in it just for fun But ain't it funny how good love shows you How to tell a joke in troubled times Pass the sugar on a cold dark night Spend that nickel just to save that dime Toward a winter that'll bite just right
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Light a candle for softness Light a candle for friends 'til they come through Light a candle for warm kind love Light a candle for me and you 'Cause there's a reason we've come here Are we holding back Or are we willing for connection While knowing what we hold most dear Must eventually surrender to its own direction