She polished every piece of silverware
Straightened all the kitchen chairs
Saying I'm so close, but I'm not there yet
She gets her grief to hide behind
Napkin rings and vacuum lines
He's not coming home but the table's all set

Sometimes life is such a disaster
And until we find the peace that we're after

Oh, we all cope
Everybody's got their ways, I know I've got mine
Oh, the blinds are closed
You're doing anything it takes to get you through tonight
We all need hope
And until we're there, we cope

At the back of monday's matinee
There's a man with failure on his face
Saying I'm so close, it's like a joke now
He's got a ticket stub in his suit
For each dead-end job interview
Like he's collecting reasons for laughing out loud

You know any minute things could get better
And for now we hold our pieces together

Oh, we all cope
Everybody's got their ways, I know I've got mine
Oh, the blinds are closed
You're doing anything it takes to get you through tonight
We all need hope
And until we're there, we cope

We're just seconds from sunrise
We're holding on through dark skies
Until we feel that light

We all cope

Oh, the blinds are closed
You're doing anything it takes to get you through tonight
We all need hope
And until we're there, we cope

She polished every piece of silverware
Straightened all the kitchen chairs
Saying I'm so close, but I'm not there yet