Cowboy Junkies - A Few Simple Words

What does he see in those mashed potatoes
What secrets does he hold that can be so grin
The silence like a canyon dividing them
He's on one side she's opposite him
Trying so desperately to get his attention

She says, honey, you're a bastard of great proportion
He says, darling, I plead guilty to that sin
With potatoes half way to his mouth
He looks her in the eye and says
without a doubt
My love for you is all that I believe in

With those few simple words
Her heart is sent soaring
She's able to face another day
through the anger and the laughter
She knows that she matters
And somebody out there cares

What does she gain by all this sulking
What trouble can there be for one so young
Dark tension building like the clouds of a storm
Her daughter's in her room and she's at the door
Trying to figure what all this fuss is for

She says, mother, you're a witch
And I'll always hate you
She says, daughter, perhaps these words
You speak are true
She quietly moves towards the bed
Look her in the eye gently says
but I will always believe in you

With those few simple words
Her heart is sent soaring
She's able to face another day
Through the anger and the laughter
She knows that she matters
And somebody out there cares

What do we need to keep us going
What do we need at the end of the day
Mysteries keep piling like dirty clothes
In the corner
You never thought you'd give up
But you're beginning to wonder
When through the gloom you hear
A familiar voice say
a few simple words
That send your heart soaring
You're able to face another day
Through the anger and the laughter
You know that you matter
And somebody out there cares