Surely there is No substitute for company My mom's ripping off her hands One flake at a time All her children left the house And left her all alone But just like she'd tell me Things get better Just wait and you'll see Take one day at a time Everything else you can leave behind Only one thing at a time Anything more really hurts your mind I don't want for us to take pills anymore Not that it's bad I don't want for us to take pills Because we're stronger And we don't need them