I Can Tell
The Grapes Of Wrath Lyrics

I tried for understanding this
I attempted to comprehend this situation

But I never faced it
However, I never directly confronted it

Instead, fight what I've seen
Opting to resist what I have witnessed

I tried to have an open mind
I endeavored to have a receptive attitude

That kept becoming clouded by reality
However, this attitude was frequently obscured by what was actually happening

In spite of what I might be told
Despite others insisting otherwise

I can tell when something's wrong
I am able to sense when things are amiss

I keep on praying what over and over
I repeatedly hope for improvement

Can only last so long
However, this hope can only endure for a limited time

We never lost the closeness
We never relinquished our emotional bonds

It became a matter of
The situation developed into

A life of verity
A life of truth and honesty

Perhaps what we had shared most
Possibly, what we conveyed to each other the most

Was a sense of emptiness
Was a feeling of vacuity

That seemed to fill our needs
Which seemed to meet our requirements

Move along move along and lose a friend
Progress forward and forfeit a close associate

Just as well, just as well we've reached the end
However, it is probably for the best that we have come to a conclusion

Ah, things have changed
Oh, how circumstances have transformed

I think I'm done with trying
I believe that I am finished with attempting

I don't understand
I am perplexed

Or maybe I understand too well
Or perhaps, I comprehend too completely

But then that emptiness
But then that feeling of emptiness

I thought was gone comes back sometimes
Which I believed had left, on occasion, resurfaces

And drops me in it's well
And plunges me into its abyss

Can only last so long
This state of affairs can only endure for a finite period of time