I can feel how you’re slipping   Why you won’t discuss   But I wanna be there to guide you   When you sink into your dreams   I’m not the listener that you are   And I may never be   But I know a little about loving   And a lullaby or two      The world has a way of letting you down   You have a way of your own   Therefore something has got to go   You must do your own leaving   If you’ll make an honest attempt to sleep    I can hold you all through the night   I’ll even come to your church and sing   But you must do your own crying      I’m sure you had your reasons   For not trusting me that much   But I hope you will reconsider   And let me rise to the occasion   I respect you for your jailbreak   I know damn well what you paid   Don’t shut me out I beg you   We don’t need another hero      The world has a way of letting you down   You have a way of your own   Therefore something has got to go   You must do your own leaving   If you’ll make an honest attempt to sleep   I can hold you all through the night   I’ll even come to your church and sing   But you must do your own crying