The Kindness Of Strangers

He was nervous and excited when he walked in

She poured him a drink and they discussed the price of sin

She had unbuttoned just two buttons

And put her hand upon his thigh

And when that grown man started crying

She did not blink and eye

She just held him in her arms like a little child

And she laid there an' listened to him talk for a long, long while

He rambled on about the lawyers

And the family torn in two.

He said, now it's like this: I'm empty

I'm just tryin to get through

And the kindness of strangers

The tears of angels

And the wonderin' how to let go

When the heartache's all you trust

The quiet of cathedrals

To cut through the evil

There's some little ray of hope

While you watch love turn to rust

And your soul is bleeding

What you really need is

The kindness of strangers

He put on his coat and he headed for the door

She said, you never got what you paid me for

She said, I don't need to keep this money

He said, yeah, you do

And she said, I don't pray much

But, Honey, I'll pray for you

And the kindness of strangers

The kisses of angels

And letting go even though

The heartache's all you trust

The quiet of cathedrals

The wings of eagles

To carry you some hope

Even though love's turned to rust

When you really need it

Cause your soul is bleeding

The kindness of strangers

The kindness of strangers