One moment to choose But a lifetime to wonder why Sitting awake with the phone in hand Watching another hour go by Then somebody calls At exactly the needed time Nothing profound, just “How are you?” And somehow I don’t say goodbye There’s someone waiting on the line Talking with me, buying time And the night is bearing down But I’m still here right now The wreckage is there I can’t undo yesterday I can’t pretend I’m doing fine Or make it go away But somebody cares And that might make me stay Yeah, knowing I’m not all alone Gets me through one more day She left me last spring And I know that I drove her there I lost the job I’d held for years Now the cupboards are almost bare My kids barely call And I can’t say that it’s unfair I’ve run out of ways to make things right And I’m too damn tired to care There’s someone waiting on the line Talking with me, buying time And the night is bearing down But I’m still here right now The wreckage is there I can’t undo yesterday I can’t pretend I’m doing fine Or make it go away But somebody cares And that might make me stay Yeah, knowing I’m not all alone Gets me through one more day And when the room gets quiet And my thoughts begin to turn You’re talking about nothing But I listen to each word I don’t know about tomorrow But I’m staying here tonight The wreckage is there I can’t undo yesterday I can’t pretend I’m doing fine Or make it go away But somebody cares And I choose to stay Yeah, knowing I’m not all alone Gets me through one more day Then I hear them say “We’re coming your way” I meet them halfway And I choose to stay
