A Talk With the Middle-Sized Bear

© Stephen Savitzky. CC-by-nc-sa

Lyrics [pdf]

	C	F	C	Am
You've h	ad a rough j	ourney;	a hellish long d	ay;

	C	G
There's a f	ire in your throat and an ache in your h	ead

	C	F	C	Am
And you l	ong to be b	ack in your	own cozy b	ed.

	Dm	G
But the w	orld you grew up in has vanished aw	ay.

	C	Am
You're w	eary and sick and you're fr	ightened by change

	C*	C	F	C	G6
When som	ething wraps 'round you l	ike a sw	irl	of warm a	ir

	C*	F	Am
For there's n	o place as comforting, g	entle, or str	ange

	F	G6	Csus2	G	C
As the m	ind of the	Mid	dle-S	ized	Bear.

C Am

For the M iddle-Sized Bear is a creature most r are

C G

He'll f eed you on honey and tea in his l air

C F

And you d on't think you trust him, but m aybe you'll dare

G F G C

Have a t alk with the Midd le-S ized B ear.

	C	F	C	Am
He's cl	umsy, forg	etful,	ill-tempered, and	shy;

	C	G
There's d	ust on his spectacles, gray in his f	ur;

	C	F	C	Am
S	ometimes he gr	owls when you th	ink that he'd	purr,

	Dm	G
But he h	olds you so gently and just lets you c	ry.

	C	Am
He s	ays he's not clever, but s	ometimes he's wise,

	C*	C	F	C	G6
Somet	imes he's so silent y	ou c	an't t	ell he's th	ere

	C*	F	Am
And he qu	ietly kisses the t	ears from your	eyes

	F	G6	Csus	G	C
As you s	it with the	Mid	dle-S	ized	Bear.

C Am

For the M iddle-Sized Bear is a creature most r are

C G

He'll s ing you a song as he brushes your h air

C F

And they s ay it's a comfort just kn owing he's there

G F G C

As you t alk with the Midd le-S ized B ear.

	C	F	C	Am
There's a l	ine in his j	ournal th	at pierces your m	ask

	C	G
Though he s	ays at the time that he's probably wr	ong;

	C	F	C	Am
But he	sums up your	fears in a	few lines of	song,

	Dm	G
And	answers a question you never would	ask.

	C	Am
A l	etter, a message, a v	oice on the phone,

	C*	C	F	C	G6
A sc	rap of a song com	ing	out	of thin	air.

	C*	F	Am
Perh	aps it's enough to know y	ou're not al	one

	F	G6	Csus2	G	G
As you t	alk with the	Mid	dle-S	ized	Bear.

C Am

For the M iddle-Sized Bear is a creature most r are

C G

He kn ows you don't love him, but he doesn't c are

C F

And you th ink you could trust him, if only you'd dare

G F G C

Have a t alk with the Midd le-S ized B ear.

The last chorus may want to be modified or left off altogether depending on who's singing the song, and perhaps their exact relationship to the Middle-Sized Bear. Your mileage may vary.