As I Sat Sadly By Her Side Lyrics

As I Sat Sadly By Her Side

As I sat sadly by her side 
At the window, through the glass 
She stroked a kitten in her lap 
And we watched the world as it fell past 
Softly she spoke these words to me 
And with brand new eyes, open wide 
We pressed our faces to the glass 
As I sat sadly by her side 
 
She said, "Father, mother, sister, brother, 
Uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, 
Soldier, sailor, physician, labourer, 
Actor, scientist, mechanic, priest 
Earth and moon and sun and stars 
Planets and comets with tails blazing 
All are there forever falling 
Falling lovely and amazing" 
 
Then she smiled and turned to me 
And waited for me to reply 
Her hair was falling down her shoulders 
As I sat sadly by her side 
 
As I sat sadly by her side 
The kitten she did gently pass 
Over to me and again we pressed 
Our different faces to the glass 
"That may be very well", I said 
"But watch the one falling in the street 
See him gesture to his neighbours 
See him trampled beneath their feet 
All outward motion connects to nothing 
For each is concerned with their immediate need 
Witness the man reaching up from the gutter 
See the other one stumbling on who can not see" 
 
With trembling hand I turned toward her 
And pushed the hair out of her eyes 
The kitten jumped back to her lap 
As I sat sadly by her side 
 
Then she drew the curtains down 
And said, "When will you ever learn 
That what happens there beyond the glass 
Is simply none of your concern? 
God has given you but one heart 
You are not a home for the hearts of your brothers 
 
And God does not care for your benevolence 
Anymore than he cares for the lack of it in others 
Nor does he care for you to sit 
At windows in judgement of the world He created 
While sorrows pile up around you 
Ugly, useless and over-inflated" 
 
At which she turned her head away 
Great tears leaping from her eyes 
I could not wipe the smile from my face 
As I sat sadly by her side