Harmless Love

what's the matter with harmless
 take a new step in an old direction
 if you think about tenderness
 what's the matter with harmless love
 i take a little walk outside
 in a town that brings me
 pears and peaches
 i'm busting with love inside
 and it's always more than it ever teaches
 on the curb i pass a friend of mine
 we seem a little older maybe a little wiser
 we laugh about the shades of time
 and marvel at love, the great skyrider
 what's the matter with harmless
 (harmless)
 take a new step in an old direction
 if you think about tenderness
 (think about, think about a little tenderness)
 what's the matter with a hand-on-a-hand affection
 do you dream about a new day
 (harmless)
 you gotta dream about something strong and simple
 (dream)
 "each and every" is a kind thing to say
 what's the matter with harmless love
 you play it cool and then you love someone
 you try to fight it but kind love knows
 you tell yourself you're in it just for fun
 but ain't it funny how good love shows
 you know how to tell a joke in troubled times
 pass the sugar on a cold dark night
 spend a nickel just to save that dime
 toward a winter that will bite just right
 what's the matter with harmless
 (harmless)
 take a new step in an old direction
 if you think about tenderness
 (think about, think about a little tenderness)
 what's the matter with a hand-on-a-hand affection
 do you dream about a new day
 (harmless)
 you gotta dream about something strong and simple
 (dream)
 "each and every" is a kind thing to say
 what's the matter with harmless love
 light a candle for softness
 light a candle for friends til they come thru
 light a candle for warm, kind love
 light a candle for me and you
 'cause there's a reason we've come here
 are we holding back or are we willing for a connection
 while knowing what we hold most dear
 must eventually surrender to it's own direction
 what's the matter with harmless
 (harmless)
 take a new step in an old direction
 you think about tenderness
 (think about, think about a little tenderness)
 what's the matter with a hand-on-a-hand affection
 do you dream about a new day
 (harmless)
 you gotta dream about something strong and simple
 (dream)
 "each and every" is a kind thing to say
 what's the matter with harmless love