R D Roth : All the World Requires

Paroles et musique RD Roth (c) 2002

St. Paul was down

But he found his way to town

Walking in the rain

As if to say he couldn't drown

The streets are loud

He falls into a crowd

Lining up his cares

and his worries in a row

His coat is blue and blue

Elbows wearing through

And all the while he listens

To your tales of fear and grief

And through it all he smiles

Eyes upon you all the while

The comfort that he lends

Will cost you nothing in the end

(chorus)
How many songs

Can the sky give away

How many stories can deliver you today

Eyes upon the ground

Hands upon your knees

All the world requires is a smile for relief

***
A mailbox with no name

A hero with no fame

Once you watched a burning building

Lit up pumpkin style

He smiled as if to say

It's better off that way

The lights upon your bottles

The lights upon the clouds

When the sun comes up today

Burning off the haze

You turn to your new friend

Ask him where to go from here

But St. Paul is gone

And you knew it all along

Nothing but his smile

And the time you shared remain.

(chorus)

When St. Paul is found

You'll embrace him with a sound

He'll be tying flies

Trying hard to make 'em pay

When St. Paul is down

He doesn't show it with a frown

He lets the cares of others

Melt his bitterness away

(Chorus)