Lori Mckenna

Falter

Lori Mckenna


I went to high school with that kid 
He was even strange back then 
The type whose eyes don't leave the floor - blend in with the cement 

Well, I felt so bad for that kid 
One day I saw his face turn green 
And as he tumbled to the floor the thought of reaching out never occured to me 

Chorus: 
Why don't we open up 
Knowing that we all falter 
When will we learn - to reach out for each other 

He lived out on the edge of town 
And I'm pretty sure he had a brother 
It seemed that boy could walk for days I suspect to avoid his mother 

And I always knew he had it bad 
Tougher than any of us others did 
Still I never asked him how he was doing what could I do - I was just a kid 

Chorus 

So, now he's the new town bum 
He talks to himself and picks up cans all day 
And when my kids ask me about him - what'll I say, what'll I say 

Why don't we open up 
Knowing that we, we all falter 
And when will we learn 
When will we learn to.... 
Open up 
Knowing that we all falter 
When will we learn 
(When will we learn) 
I said, when will we learn 
When will we learn - to reach out for each other