If you see her say hello   If she asks how I'm doing let her know   If she says is he O.K. say it's slow   But he's coming round   And if you sleep with her   Through the darkest night   And you wake beside her in the early light   Kiss her gently like I might   And bring her round      If she stumbles if she trips and slows   In the darkest rain and through the driving snow   Bring her straight here   I'll be on my own   But bring her round      And every dream and every shadow that you heard   Makes you want to cry   'Cause it's a big bad world      If you want her let her know   If she's leaving let her go   All of this will pass but it passes slow   And you'll come around   When the wind blows through October skies   And you wake up in the cold twilight   And you stretch your hand out and there's   nothing there but the night   And the darkness is all around   If you see her say hello   If she asks how I'm doing let her know   If she says is he O.K. say it slow   But he's coming round      When the rain falls from the blackened sky   There's a heart breaking but it feels alright   See I should have done something but I let it slide   And I'll come around      Every dream and every shadow that you've heard   Don't make it cry like you want to die   In this big bad world.