Bundle the babies, bury the dead One cannot change the life that they've lead This we have noticed, this we have read Water the seedlings, make up the bed We must be sleeping, we must be fed Fight off the danger Bite off the dread Simple things can fail Let them, and they will Simple things can fail A hole in the heart A hole in the heart A hole in the heart A hole in the heart Hang up the laundry, sleep off the porch Do all the things that you've done before Try to remember that nothing it yours Climb up the mountain, run down the hill Wash in the fountain, clean up the spill If you don't do it, nobody will Simple things can fail Let 'em, and they will Simple things can fail A hole in the heart A hole in the heart A hole in the heart A hole in the heart