What Happens Now
By Tor Hyams & Lisa Rothauser

I got up early for a flight that afternoon
I packed my bags, kissed my wife like I always do
She didn’t have the nerve to say what we both already know
We’re stuck and I couldn’t wait to go

I adjusted my watch to central standard time
Dropped my bags, took a walk and sat in the park for awhile
I saw a woman crying on the phone
She said "it's never enough I feel all alone"

What happens now
She lost her way
She knew he couldn't take away her pain

She never cried
She pushed it down
She needed to keep both feet on the ground

I went back to my hotel and watched TV
But it was lonely there so I went downstairs and ordered a drink
A business man sat next to me and began to complain
Don't remember the last time I laughed, ain't that a shame?

I couldn't sleep at all though it was late
So I went to the Duane Reade 'cause they had a pill to take
The man who worked the counter said his name was Ben
He once had a dream but never again

What happens now
He lost his way
He knew he couldn't take away the pain

He didn't try
There wasn't time
We shared a name but we didn't share a life

But right at that moment something inside of me died
And I cried

The women in the park afraid to be alone
The man at the bar who couldn't laugh
The guy at the Duane Reade who gave up on his dream
That's Ben. That's me.

What happens now
I lost my way
I pushed out all the sadness and the pain

God only knows
There's only today
There's no turning back now no more running away
What happens now