See This Through

Sometimes I speak so cynically
We can't just change things with endless cups of tea 
And broken guitar strings
So we settle in to these routines, 
Buy a house and keep it clean, 
Earn a wage, live the dream, 
Is it a dream if I'm awake? 

She spoke suddenly, 
"is there a draught? It's cold in here, or is it only me? 
I find it hard to tell,
Stick to the story, 
The truth won't get in the way of the headlines and glory 
But the bills won't go away"

I lay there on the floor in a broken mess 
And I don't remember how I fell
You helped me to my feet and you simply said 
"what can I do to help?
Dust yourself off, you know what to do 
Lean my way and we'll see this through"

The days grew colder 
We put the heating on when we dared to 
And we all grew older in different ways
The price gets higher 
It never seems to come down 
And we all get tired, and I'm tired 
Of being tired

I lay there on the floor in a broken mess 
And I don't remember how I fell
You helped me to my feet and you simply said 
"what can I do to help?
Dust yourself off, you know what to do 
Lean my way and we'll see this through"

I stand before a bolted door 
My knuckles worn, my voice is sore
We're scraping by on little lies we've sold
I know it's time to draw a line 
And I don't know if this will be alright
But I've heard the words they say 
So I'll turn the other way

I lay there on the floor in a broken mess 
And I don't remember how I fell
You helped me to my feet and you simply said 
"what can I do to help?

I lay there on the floor in a broken mess 
And I don't remember how I fell
You helped me to my feet and you simply said 
"what can I do to help?
Dust yourself off, you know what to do 
Lean my way and we'll see this through"

While the winter's here
Do what you can to stay warm
There's always someone near
And spring is on its way