the answer's at the end

scan not a friend with a microscopic glass

you know his faults

now let the foibles pass

life is one long enigma

my friend

so read on

read on

the answer's at the end

don't be so hard on the ones that you love

it's the ones that you love we think so little of

don't be so hard on the ones that you need

it's the ones that you need we think so little of

the speech of flowers excels the flowers of speech

but what's often in your heart

is the hardest thing to reach

and life is one long mystery

my friend

so live on

live on

the answer's at the end

don't be so hard on the ones that you love

it's the ones that you love we think so little of

don't be so hard on the ones that you need

it's the ones that you need we think so little of

don't be so hard on the ones that you love

it's the ones that you love we think so little of

don't be so hard on the ones that you need

it's the ones that you need we think so little of

oh

we think so little of the ones that we love

sometimes

isn't it a pity how we hurt

the ones that we love the most of all

the ones we shouldn't hurt at all

you know my faults

now let the foibles pass

'cause life is one long enigma

my friend

live on

live on

the answer's at the end

don't be so hard on the ones that you love

it's the ones that you love we think so little of

don't be so hard on the ones that you need

it's the ones that you need we think so little of

don't be so hard on the ones that you love

it's the ones that you love we think so little of

don't be so hard on the ones that you need

it's the ones that you need we think so little of

the ones that we love

we hurt the most of all

sometimes

and isn't it a pity how

we hurt the ones that we love