I know that you're hiding things Using gentle words to shelter me Your words were like a dream But dreams could never fool me Not that easily I acted so distant then Didn't say goodbye before you left But I was listening You fight your battles far from me Far too easily "Save your tears, 'cause I'll come back" I could hear that you whispered as you walked through that door And still I swore To hide the pain, when I turn back the pages Shouting might have been the answer What if I cried my eyes out and begged you not to part? But now I'm not afraid to say what's in my heart 'Cause a thousand words Call out through the ages They'll fly to you Even though I can't see I know they're reaching you, suspended on silver wings Oh, a thousand words A thousand embraces Will cradle you Making all of your weary days seem far away They'll hold you forever Oh, a thousand words (A thousand words) Have never been spoken (Oh, yeah) They'll fly to you They'll carry you home (Carry you home) and back into my arms Suspended on silver wings (On silver wings) And a thousand words (Oh) Call out through the ages (Call through the ages) They'll cradle you (Oh, yeah) Turning all of the lonely years to only days (Only days) They'll hold you forever Oh, a thousand words