Dan Haseltine, Mark Hudson, Greg Wells Much Afraid Copyright 1997 Bridgebuilding Music/Pogostick Music (BMI), both adm. by Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing Inc. Transcribed by Tim Gaines ([email protected]) Fare thee well Trade in all our words for tea and sympathy Wonder why we tried for things we never could be Play our heart's lament Like an unresearsed symphony Not intend To leave this castle full of empty rooms Our love the captive in the tower never rescued And all the victory songs Seemed to be playing out of tune CHORUS 'Cause it's not the way that it has to be Don't trade our love for tea and sympathy no... No, it's not the way that it has to be You begin All your words fall to the floor and break like china cups And the waitress grabs a broom and tries to sweep them up I reach for my tea slowly drink in CHORUS Fare thee well The words the bag that fill my head I could taste the bitterness and call the waitress instead 'cause she holds the answer Smiles and asks One teaspoon or two? CHORUS We can work it out