Read 'Em And Weep

Album: Greatest Hits Vol. II (1983)
Charted: 17 18
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  • I've been tryin for hour just to think of what exactly to say
    I thought I leave you with a letter or a fiery speech
    Like when an actor makes an exit at the end of a play
    And I've been dying for hours trying to fill up all the holes with some sense
    I like to know why you gave up and threw it away
    I like to give you all the reasons and what everything meant
    Well, I can tell you goodbye or maybe see you around
    With just a touch of sarcastic thanks
    We started out with a bang
    And at the top of the world
    Now the guns are exhausted
    And the bullets are blanks
    And everything's blank

    [Chorus:]
    If I could only find the words
    Then I would write it all down
    If I could only find the voice
    I would speak
    Oh its there in my eyes
    Oh can't you see me tonight
    Come on and look at me
    And read 'em and weep

    [Chorus]

    I've been whispering softly
    Trying to build a cry up to a scream
    We let the past slip away
    And put the future on hold
    Now the present is nothing but a hollowed out dream
    And I've been dreaming forever
    Hoping something would eventually come
    I saw your eyes in the dark
    I felt your kiss on my lips
    I traced your body in the air
    'Til the bodies were numb
    Well, I could tell you goodbye
    Or maybe see you around
    With just a touch of a sarcastic thanks
    But now the rooms are all empty
    The candles are dark
    The guns are exhausted
    And the bullets are blank
    And everything is blank

    [Chorus]

    Oh it's there in my eyes
    And coming straight from my heart
    It's running silent and angry and deep
    Oh it's there in my eyes
    And it's all I can say
    Come on and look at me
    And read 'em and weep Writer/s: JIM STEINMAN
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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