Northern Shore - Mostly Lyrics

Look at you crying and dying again
Down on your face in the sand
Blaming the sunshine and blaming the rain
Blaming whatever's to hand
Everyone's fault that you're here one more time
Helplessly down on your knees
Don't tell me how you were blameless
It's not how I taught you to be

I used to be able to dry all your tears
I used to make all the pain go
Now you feel all alone with your hopes and your fears
And you're frightened to trust what you know
You were put upon, lied to, and left to the shame
You were hoodwinked, bamboozled and fleeced
Don't tell me how you were helpless
It's not what I taught you to be

I taught you to get up, I taught you to stand
I taught you to plan with the wreckage in hand
I taught you that people need help, not a shove
And mostly I taught you to love
Mostly I taught you to love

There was no-one to help you, to give you a hand
No-one to help you feel good
Nobody offered to help you to stand
Nobody cared if you could
Abandoned by everyone, standing alone
Not one kindly face could you see
Don't tell me how you were friendless
It's not who I taught you to be

You take all the help you are given, with thanks
And you give, and you never keep score
You don't hold on tight to a burden that sank
Your hands open wide, and let go
And you smile when you're losing, and smile when you win
And your eyes look for those who can't see
And you love all the ones who are loveless
That's how I taught you to be
That's what I taught you to be
That's who I taught you to be