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I MET AN AGING WOMAN TODAY
SHE LOOKED SO SAD AND ALONE
I FELT SO BAD FOR HER
EVERY TIME I HEARD HER MOAN

I COULD TELL SHE WASN'T WELL
BY THE SOUNDS AND SIGHTS AND SMELL
AND SHE LEANED RIGHT INTO ME
SO THAT'S HOW I COULD TELL

I WANTED SO TO HELP HER
TO MAKE IT FEEL ALRIGHT
I WANTED JUST TO LOVE HER
AND GET HER THROUGH THE NIGHT

HER TEARS FELL ON MY FINGERS
AS I GAVE HER FACE A STROKE
SHE REALLY COULDN'T SEE ME
HER SPIRIT WAS SO BROKE

I WANTED TO WASH HER FACE
SO I TURNED THE WATER ON
THE STEAM FOGGED UP THE MIRROR

AND THEN HER FACE WAS GONE...