Antidote

I see you’re saying things I need to hear
Oh do not worry, it’s crystal clear
I know you’re trying to be good and kind
What you’re looking for, I hope you’ll find

There’s no room for compromise
Half truths and alibis
So many things we can’t allow
Sign on the door says full anyhow

From now on we’ll pass from land to land
So much to learn and understand
Those painted ships on a painted sea
Are saying goodbye to you and me

Nobody’s perfect I realise
And believe me, I sympathise
It’s not empty and it’s not vain
To live and love, and love again

None of this is faithlessness,
Its an antidote to bitterness
And I will love you nonetheless
For seeking out some tenderness

And we will be what we were meant to be
And there ain’t no yours and there’s no mine
And there’s just you, and there’s just me
And that’s just fine

From now on we’ll pass from shore to shore
Making sense of it all more and more
Those painted ships on that painted sea
Have said goodbye to you and me

Nobody’s perfect I realise
And believe me, I sympathise
It’s not empty and it’s not vain
To live and love, and love again

None of this is faithlessness,
Its an antidote to bitterness
And i will love you nonetheless
For seeking out some tenderness