Helplessly Hoping
Stephen Stills, 1969· Songs Well-Known in America · p.136
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Helplessly hoping, her harlequin hovers near-by, awaiting a word.
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Gasping at glimpses of gentle true spirit he runs, wishing he could fly
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only to trip at the sound of good-bye...
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Wordlessly watching he waits by the window
G D
and wonders at the empty place in-side
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Heartlessly helping him-self to her bad dreams he worries did he hear
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a goodbye or even... hel-lo?
Chorus:
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They are one person, they are two a-lone, they are three to-gether, they
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are for . . . each other
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Stand by the stairway you'll see something certain to tell you
D
confusion has its cost.
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Love isn't lying it's loose in a lady who lingers,
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saying she is lost and choking . . . on hel-lo. (Chorus)