JARS OF CLAY

Tea and Sympathy 

Fare thee well
Trade in all our words
For tea and sympathy
Wonder why we tried,
For things could never be
Play our hearts lament like
An unrehearsed 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

'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:
'Cause it's not the way
That it has to be
Don't trade our love
For tea and sympathy, no
And it's not the way
That it has to be
Don't trade our love
For tea and sympathy

Fare thee well
The words, the bag of leaves
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?"

Repeat chorus twice

Don't trade us
For tea and sympathy
Don't trade us
For tea and sympathy
We can work it out
Don't trade us
For tea and sympathy
Don't trade us
For tea and sympathy
We can work it out
We can work it out