The Toll

I'd never known her to cry
 But this time is different for sure
 She's shaking with tears in her eyes
 As she picks up what's left of the night

 The hope for a reason seemed pure
 As we leave what's left on the wall

 But oh, how it's taken its toll
 Oh, how it's taken its toll
 Everything's taken its toll
 Everything's taken its toll

 There was more than a break in the smiles
 They rose and slowly they tired
 As she turned and the moments were made
 There were none that could prove where she lay

 There's a calm in the stories now told
 And the distance will always be home

 And oh, how it's taken its toll
 Oh, how it's taken its toll
 Everything's taken its toll
 Everything's taken its toll

 Everything's taken its toll
 It's a moment we carry alone
 With a cause there's a cure for the soul
 But oh, how it's taken its toll
 Oh, how it's taken its toll