The Walls Cry

THE WALLS CRY
Words and Music by: Donna Ulisse



WE WORKED SO HARD TO PAINT THE RED ON OUR FRONT DOOR
BUT NOW IT'S CLOSED AND NOTHIN'S WELCOME ANYMORE
AND BOXES ARE STACKED UP IN PLACE OF MEMORIES ACROSS THE FLOOR
A DOZEN RUSTY NAILS AGAINST SOME FADED BLUE
SLIGHT IMPRESSIONS OF A LIFE UNDER THIS ROOF
WHEN SMILING FACES CAPTURED IN SOME WOODEN FRAMES SHOWED ME AND YOU
THIS HOME LOOKS LIKE IT'S ON THE VERGE OF BREAKING DOWN
IT'S ALMOST LIKE IT'S TAKING LIFE AND BREATHING IN AND OUT SOMEHOW


CHORUS:
AND THE WALLS CRY
AND THE WINDOWS CRY
AND THE FLOORS CRY
AND I CRY TOO, AND I CRY TOO


THERE'S STILL THE SMELL OF BREAKFAST SOMEWHERE IN THE AIR
AND YELLOW DAISY PAPER IS STILL HANGING THERE
BUT THE HEART IS GONE JUST LIKE THE DISHES AND THE TABLE WE ONCE SHARED
SO FOURTEEN YEARS OF HOLDING OFF THE RAIN AND SNOW
AND WATCHIN' US TOGETHER 'TILL OUR LOVE WAS COLD
IS STANDING LIKE AN EMPTY FRIEND SO USED AND SAD AND OLD
THE SORROW IS SO SHARP IT HAS A BITTER TASTE
AS TEARDROPS BUILD AND START TO RUN DOWN IN THIS BROKEN PLACE


REPEAT CHORUS


THIS HOME REMEMBERS WHEN OUR LAUGHTER FILLED THE ROOM
WHEN THE FIRE BURNED RIGHT THROUGH THE NIGHT AS WE DID TOO
BUT NOW IT'S OVER, NOTHIN'S LEFT IN HERE, IT FEELS SO LONELY
AND I CAN'T STOP THESE TEARS


REPEAT CHORUS