One bright, sunny day I set on my way to look for a place on this Earth
My life was a song just 3 minutes long
And, that's about all it was worth

I wandered around unlost and unfound, unnoticed and misunderstood
Each thing that I tried just lessened my pride
Guess I didn't do very good
Then I saw you lookin' just like I felt
So, I walked up to you and I said

Let me sing for you
It's not much to ask after all I've been through
Let me sing for you
At least there's still one thing I know that I know how to do

I found you alone, no love of your own
I gave you a shiny new toy
I made you feel good as best as I could
And, I was your rainy-day boy

I held you so near but you held this fear
And felt like you'd been there before
The spell that was cast was too good to last
Soon the toy wasn't new any more
So, I asked for some time and, you gave me a watch
If it's that late already again
Let me sing for you
It's not much to ask after all we've been through
Let me sing for you
At least there's still one thing I know that I know how to do

Now, you love to live, and I love to give
So, tell me what difference it makes
If back in our youth we'd both known the truth
We might have made different mistakes

You need a toy bear with soft, fuzzy hair
To lay next to you while you sleep
And, I love you too much to lessen my touch
That's one promise I couldn't keep
And, I'm not man enough to make love to you
While you hold me an arm's length away

Let me sing for you
It's not much to ask after all we've been through
Let me sing for you
At least there's still one thing I know that I know how to do