Intro:                  Scan not a friend with a microscopic glass   You know his faults now let the foibles pass Life is one long enigma my friend So read on read on the answer’s at the end   Don’t be so hard on the ones that you love It’s the ones that you love we think so little of Don’t be so hard on the ones that you need It’s the ones that you need we think so little of The speech of flowers excels the flowers of speech But what’s often in your heart is the hardest thing to reach And life is one long mystery my friend So live on live on the answer’s at the end Don’t be so hard on the ones that you love It’s the ones that you love we think so little of Don’t be so hard on the ones that you need It’s the ones that you need we think so little of Don’t be so hard on the ones that you love It’s the ones that you love we think so little of Don’t be so hard on the ones that you need It’s the ones that you need we think so little of Oh we think so little of the ones that we love sometimes   Isn’t it a pity how we hurt The ones that we love the most of all    The ones we shouldn’t hurt at all Mini Solo:          You know my faults now let the foibles pass ’Cause life is one long enigma my friend Live on live on the answer’s at the end Don’t be so hard on the ones that you love It’s the ones that you love we think so little of Don’t be so hard on the ones that you need It’s the ones that you need we think so little of Don’t be so hard on the ones that you love                   It’s the ones that you love we think so little of Don’t be so hard on the ones that you need It’s the ones that you need we think so little of The ones that we love       We hurt the most of all sometimes And isn’t it a pity how We hurt the ones that we love (fade)