I want to tell him
It will be okay
I've tried to convince him
That it all happens for a reason,
That everything will turn out fine,
I haven't told him
But I'm sure
That he'll fall in love
And be happy
And he won't end up alone
He'll be successful
And feel fulfilled
And all he has to do
Is put on a smile
And fake it, just a little
Until something good comes along

But he won't believe me
Because it's deeper than that
I can't quite understand,
But there's always something more
troubling him,
and he holds it back
I can give him advice,
the kind that sounds good in theory
but I'm sure he won't follow
I can empathize
until I run out of cliches to say
And I can listen for days,
but I can't fix it.