Patty Larkin - Open Arms (Don't Explain) lyrics

You're born into a strangers' world Learn the language word by word Take a step and then you turn And you don't explain Mama holds her arms up too long Daddy makes his arms look strong Take another step and then you're gone And you don't explain And when the rain comes down Feel like a waste of time Fall into those open arms Don't explain The river runs along the road And that's the story you get told You tore the map and bound for gold And they don't explain it The teacher learned the truth from books The preacher did all that he could Reaching for you but it does no good And it don't explain And when the rain comes down Feel like a waste of time Fall into those open arms Don't explain At dawn a patchwork from above A job that you've been dreaming of When you land you kiss your love And you don't explain Lover holds you when others go Colors you with another soul Stands behind when you stand alone And you don't explain And when the rain comes down Feel like a waste of time Fall into those open arms Don't explain And when the rain comes down Feel like a waste of time Fall into those open arms Don't explain Born into a strangers' world Learn the language word by word Take a step and then you turn And you don't explain