A place on the outskirts of town
No more than shelter
A family of four sits down
Around the table for dinner

The youngest one starts to pray
In place of the father
He blesses the meal of the day
His sisters, then mother

It's never easy
You know it's never easy trying to find the words
To ease him

The brown-eyed boy on the last row
Has seen more than he should
The others are colouring apples
He just stares out the window
I never knew them at all

The story was whispered
Me and the boy just played ball
Never once met his sisters

It's never easy
You know it's never easy trying to find the words
To ease him

To break away, to lock your door
Leave it all for good now
Settle down in some strange resort
To start your life again now
Start your life again now

They say that everything heals now
Not while he's living
Time after time comes around
But that boy is still grieving

It's never easy
You know it's never easy trying to find the words
To ease him