Jars Of Clay Tea And Sympathy Lyrics

Tea And Sympathy Lyrics

Fare thee well
Trade in all our words for tea and sympathy
Wonder why we
tried for things that 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
Seem to be playing out of tune

But it's not the way
That it
has to be
Don't trade our love for tea and sympathy
'Cause it's not the
way
That it has to be

You begin
And 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 and slowly drink
in

Chorus:

'Cause it's not the way
That it has to be
Don't
trade our love for tea and sympathy
'Cause it's not the way
That it has
to be
Don't trade our love for tea and sympathy

So fare thee
well
Words the bag of leaves that fill my head
I could taste the
bitterness and call the waitress instead
She holds the answer, smiles and
asks one teaspoon or two

[Chorus x 2]

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
Don't trade us for tea and Sympathy
We can work it out