Every time I see a year go by
I have to close my eyes
And hold my breath until the fear has died
Every gentle soul that passes me by
I have to close my eyes
And hope their gentle smile survives
Hope that their footsteps don't follow mine
Every gentle soul I see go by
Every gentle soul I see go by
Well. there ought to be a law, there should be a place
That they can send you to
To take my mind off your face
To take my mind off your face
There ought to be a law
I wrote something down
I crumpled it up
Somebody drank it 'cause I left it in a cup
Everyone knows where you've been
They can date every mark on your skin
Everybody knows what you found out the hard way
Well, there ought to be a law, there should be a place
That they can send you to
To take my mind off your face
To take my mind off your face
There ought to be a law, there should be a place
Every gentle soul that passes me by
I have to close my eyes
And hope their gentle smile survives
Hope that their footsteps don't follow mine
Every gentle soul I see go by
Every gentle soul I see go by
Every gentle soul I see go by
Every gentle soul I see go by