You cut off your toes so you might walk a little more slowly You cut out your tongue so you couldn't say anything wrong You held yourself up to the light so you might be forgiven You held yourself up to the light and you just disappeared Now you've got a heart You've got an open window that you can't get through There's light coming in You're sitting there wondering why you don't shine You stayed in all night hoping somebody might miss you You stayed by the phone while nobody called You put on a smile so you wouldn't make yourself sadder You put on a smile now you're holding a grudge You've got a heart You've got an open window you can't get through And there's light coming in Sitting there, wondering why you don't shine Why don't you shine? Maybe if you had a little faith in your own voice You might hear something That made sense to you That makes sense to you You've waited your whole life To stand up and count yourself in But you never feel half as good Or as bad as you know you should You put yourself down on the floor So you won't be a bother You put yourself down on the floor And you just turned to wood You've got a heart You've got an open window you can't get through Sitting there wondering why you don't shine