The Visitors

[Verse 1]
The visitors come knocking at my door
Paying me a nightly call
Sorrow shows up early
While Worry paces up and down the hall
Fear comes around once a week, always trying to sell me something
And Envy gives me flowers from the neighbor's lawn

[Chorus 1]
The visitors come knocking at my door
I'm the mat they step upon

[Verse 2]
The visitors come knocking at my door
Some for dinner, some for tea
Loneliness can overstay his welcome
But I could use the company
Grief sleeps at my feet, next to Doubt
Don't have the heart to kick them out
And Pity throws me parties now and then

[Chorus 2]
The visitors come knocking at my door
Here they come again

[Pre-Bridge]
Lord knows they've made my place a mess
But I love them anyway I guess
Why do the hardest feelings make the easiest guests?

[Bridge]
Not like Trust, what a flake, cancels every plan we make
And Courage rings the bell, but then he runs away
And Hope means well, but I prefer her brother Dread
And Joy can be swell, but Misery's better in bed
And Forgiveness is not invited anymore
Still she sits on my stoop, on loop saying:

"I know you're in there, let me in
You gotta come outside sometime
I know you're in there, let me in
You gotta come outside sometime
I know you're in there, let me in
You gotta come outside sometime"

[Pre-Chorus]
You know the hardest feelings wanna be your guest

[Chorus 3]
So when the visitors come knocking at your door
Be careful who you host

[Outro]
The ones who hurt the worst
Are the ones you love the most