People Are Tender Lyrics

People are tender

Though they might just seem hard

Our shields and protection

Guard our tender little hearts

So seldom do we even see

The fabric that we're made of

We fumble for some simile

It's like we're blind doing our make up

And I'm always wanting to seem clever

I wonder what that means I'm hiding

Have me check my humor at the door

And make me swear that I'm not lying

People are tender

Though they might just feel rough

Behind our cold wallllllllls

Is where we keep the soft stuff

When life seems like it's bent to break

And when the heavens all are darkened

When the sandbags can't keep the flooding out

When the rain starts raining hardest

Grab my hand and say "I love you babe—

No flood or fire can keep us apart"

We'll run the stairs and lock the door

And pray this house floats like an ark

People are tender…