and tears come to my eyes   as i watch this fight   he's trapped inside a hole   too deep to climb   the outcome is undetermined   i see him squirming for help   looking for a word to say   anything to hide the pain      asking for an answer [so why question]   getting turned shoulders [this relationship]   watching lives change [after so many years?]   anything to hide the pain      this ruler isn't long enough   to measure how much it hurts   there's future to explore   guess i can't hope for much more