ask

I know your life is perfect
right on time
going as planned
money 
job
apartment
entertainment on demand
but someday it's gonna crumble down
into grains of sand
and you're gonna need to hold
somebody's hand

          you may think you're down and out
          and not up to the task
          but all you gotta do is ask
          all you gotta do is ask

I know you got your burdens
but let me lay mine down, too
though now it's just a memory
I was once like you
I'd stand behind my foolish pride
to hide the pain I knew
and the more painful it got
the more I withdrew

          you can say you can't make friends
          and that smile's just a mask
          all you gotta do is ask
          all you gotta do is ask
          
I got my share of troubles, friend,
but tell me about your's
this world's touch
is hard and rough
and too tough to ignore
sometimes at night
I fold my hands
and my knees rest on the floor
I say to whatever's up there
"what is this sorrow for?"

          you can panic
          you can curse
          but now you can relax
          all you gotta do is ask
          all you gotta do is ask
          all you gotta do is ask
          all you gotta do is ask