Lyrics

Doors and Windows music and lyrics Gail Martin

My house had a weak foundation so I worked to make it strong
Fixed the roof to make it ready, whatever weather came along
But when twisters blow I’ve heard it’s best, although it sounds all wrong
To leave the doors and windows open

Chorus

Leave the doors and windows open
Let it all just come and go
Leave the doors and windows open
To the pain and joy you know
You cannot lock the bad times out
Or lock the good ones in
So leave the doors and windows open

We’re mostly made of water, and I’m flooded everyday
By the chanciness of living, and when things don’t go my way
But if my house fills up with teardrops, in time they’ll flow away
If I leave the doors and windows open

It’s also said we’re made of light, day and night shine in their way
How I long to catch these fleeting joys, how I ache to make them stay
But light is meant to radiate, its always changing anyway
So leave the doors and windows open

Chorus

Mostly we’re just empty space, from our atoms to our toes
However strong our walls may seem, they’re the emperor’s new clothes
So revel in your spaciousness, through all the highs and lows
And leave the doors and windows open, leave the doors and windows open