The Visitors

Lyrics

[Verse 1] The visitors come knocking at my door Paying me a nightly call Sorrow shows up early While Worry paces up and down the hall Fear comes around once a week, always trying to sell me something And Envy gives me flowers from the neighbor's lawn [Chorus 1] The visitors come knocking at my door I'm the mat they step upon [Verse 2] The visitors come knocking at my door Some for dinner, some for tea Loneliness can overstay his welcome But I could use the company Grief sleeps at my feet, next to Doubt Don't have the heart to kick them out And Pity throws me parties now and then [Chorus 2] The visitors come knocking at my door Here they come again [Pre-Bridge] Lord knows they've made my place a mess But I love them anyway I guess Why do the hardest feelings make the easiest guests? [Bridge] Not like Trust, what a flake, cancels every plan we make And Courage rings the bell, but then he runs away And Hope means well, but I prefer her brother Dread And Joy can be swell, but Misery's better in bed And Forgiveness is not invited anymore Still she sits on my stoop, on loop saying: "I know you're in there, let me in You gotta come outside sometime I know you're in there, let me in You gotta come outside sometime I know you're in there, let me in You gotta come outside sometime" [Pre-Chorus] You know the hardest feelings wanna be your guest [Chorus 3] So when the visitors come knocking at your door Be careful who you host [Outro] The ones who hurt the worst Are the ones you love the most