I can feel how you're slipping Why you won't discuss But I wanna be there to guide you When you sink into your dreams I'm not the listener that you are And I may never be But I know a little about loving And a lullaby or two The world has a way of letting you down You have a way of your own Therefore something has got to go You must do your own leaving If you'll make an honest attempt to sleep I can hold you all through the night I'll even come to your church and sing But you must do your own crying I'm sure you had your reasons For not trusting me that much But I hope you will reconsider And let me rise to the occasion I respect you for your jailbreak I know damn well what you paid Don't shut me out I beg you We don't need another hero The world has a way of letting you down You have a way of your own Therefore something has got to go You must do your own leaving If you'll make an honest attempt to sleep I can hold you all through the night I'll even come to your church and sing But you must do your own crying