i d never known her to cry but this time is different for sure she s shaking with tears in her eyes as she picks up what s left of the night the hope for a reason seemed pure as we leave what s left on the wall but oh how it s taken its toll oh how it s taken its toll everything s taken its toll everything s taken its toll there was more than a break in the smiles they rose and slowly they tired as she turned the moments were made there were none that could prove where she lay there s a calm in the stories now told and the distance will always be home and oh how it s taken its toll oh how it s taken its toll everything s taken its toll everything s taken its toll everything s taken its toll it s a moment we carry alone with a cause there s a cure for the soul but oh how it s taken its toll oh how it s taken its toll