I've seen you when the piano's broke And I've seen you when your table brings hope And I've held you all a while And I've seen you in your motherhood And I've seen you when my pages were good And I've seen you smile I've seen you when the piano's broke Callin' out for a song from your bridge of rope And I sense your eyes behind lace We laughed til candles run dim But the dark can't hide when people sing And I've seen the dancer's grace I've seen you when the piano's broke Explain in oil signed in smoke And I've loved you with all I got And I've seen night birds follow you home And I see we've strained and we've grown The piano's broke but we're no