Wishing the Morning

I recognise that smile
But few will see the agony in your eyes
And I feel the need to try
Ease the pain you learned to hide
You're the first to lend a hand
Always helpful, like your mother said
Be the one to lock the door at night
After the event
You were the life of the party
But you should've been in bed

You swallowed pills and pain to keep going on
But who am I to judge
When your love was strong
You taught me to care but to spend yourself
At your cost

You tell yourself to rest
After you have done your best
But that day never came, did it now?
You never stopped but overstepped
And I've been wishing the morning for you ever since
For mercy to swoop in like the wind
But I don't like to talk about it
It's been years since I prayed about it

You swallowed pills and pain to keep going on
But who am I to judge
When your love was strong
You taught me to care but to spend yourself
At your cost, yeah

I've been wishing the morning for you
I've been wishing the night would finally end
I've been wishing the morning for you
No more pain and no pretend
Oh no pretend