I'm checking in, I'm checking out The airplane has taken me to some not too familiar destination Why me why here Why not anywhere else with you and the morning papers you bought at the station I know you would need me now You're stuck with this puzzle we call life You need an outer eye I see that you're willing to believe that there are ways Other than the catcher in the rye When I'm down you lift me up When you're down I lift you up Like some precisely engineered machine It's not out of fashion It's not a question of time To go and lift you up when you're down ... By now I know you well You can't pretend not to hear the dogs barking around your chair Youre holding on, going out Hanging up, talking loud but there's always someone you'd do without Even if it's hard, even if it's sore I think I'm able to endure I'll sing songs that guide you to the shore Let me know how you feel Let me see your tear I'm listening, I'm standing still