So long, I need another day
So strong, I’d really rather stay
But voices keep on calling, with words I cannot say, as we leave to work another day
Last night, dreamed that you were near me
Sleep tight, the children have grown weary
I watch the in their eyes say, “my Daddy’s gone away”
The time to know lies buried ‘neath facades, I’m on my way

The time has come, at the twilight hours precious
When to see our son, hear his tales, the day gone by
And his look, eyes wide, he’s our joy, our heart, our family
Like my father’s memory, days gone by

The time has come at last, in the evening, hours special
When the words we needn’t speak, tell the story of our bond
It’s the time of day, when the love I feel comes easy
Lay your body close to mine, my love, let me know, here to stay

The time is passing, when we think once again our future
Like the days and nights before this, time was never standing still
And our boy, he’s getting older, soon the memories of his childhood
We can cherish times forever, as we should, as we should

Walked out the door, today's the last time
All of the leaves begin to fall
We’ll be there by nightfall of the 7th
But I know that I won’t forget his call

He spoke to me so softly
Just to hear his voice once more
I stand all alone
And I wonder why I closed the door
Please listen, it’s not too late
Where are all the times we shared
Don’t leave them, look forward again

Walked out the door, today’s the first time
All of the flowers begin to bloom
We’ll be there tonight but still I wonder
Will you see the change and know it’s true
Now I am closer to the reason
Trapped in a box what can I do
Waiting for time that isn’t here now
But I know that it’s not because of what’s you

I listen and, slowly I, see the time that’s slipped away
I watch and I, I wait and I, never seem to find the way
Like living a scene from a, film that’s part of yesterday
It’s moments pass briefly, it’s gone, I’m on my way

Walked out the door and now it’s over
The seasons, they all begin to fade
But maybe next year I’ll write a new song
And wonder aloud with what I’ve made

Gather ‘round it’s time for old man Tom
For to tell you a happy tale
‘Bout when we were young and wiser than
All the folks that ran the world
Back when playing games meant hide-and-seek
Not relationships gone wrong
Catchin’ fireflies, playing Midnight Ghost, gather round let’s sing this song

Hallelujah, all right, ok, everything is understood
And I love ya, you’re my bestest friend in the world, my neighborhood

Back when school was fun, walking in the cold, making angels in the snow
Do you remember the secret pact we made, no one else could ever know
That no matter what, anything in this world, oh the bad, the real, the old
We’d be bonded forever in sacred trust, and our world was good as gold

Hallelujah, all right, ok, everything is understood
And I love ya, you’re my bestest friend in the world, my neighborhood

Now I wonder what’s happened to me
Too serious, where’d the kid I knew go?
I had forgotten the truth I knew, but it’s inside me now
Sometimes you need to be lost to find your way

Gather round, rejoice and have some fun, for the journey has just begun
Time to push it aside, all the petty facades, them ‘em go, be gone, they’re done
Now you’re starting anew, every day’s an event, that’s alive with a different refrain
We can live it as one, no more needing again, say goodbye, no more sorrow, no pain.

Hallelujah, all right, ok, everything is understood
And I love ya, you’re my bestest friend in the world, my neighborhood

See the light, flicker in the night, it’s waiting for a chance to form a key
And so it goes, as I wait along the shore, to see the light that shines upon the sea
And the light shines far and wide outside my vision
Watched it now, for a hundred thousand years, and I still don’t know the meaning of its key
There was a time when I listened to its word, but now its just another job to me
And I watch, and I wait to see another

We walked along the road and gazed upon the stars
And I turned to him and wondered, if he’s ever been this far
He turned to me so softly, and I knew I wasn’t wrong
I laughed, and thought aloud, that I should put it in a song
And left that night still dreaming, that I should have seen the key within the light

Words so trite, never say what’s right
But still you think you understand the key
But you can’t go back with time to find your future
So now again, you are back where you began, and the question still is there if where you’ll be
There was a time when you used to know the word, but now the job is where you’ll find the key
And you watch, and you wait but still you’re nowhere

We used to say that when we aged, we’d find it all
Now your time has come, and when you’re down, you will enter the sacred hall
But the wheels turn rather slowly, and the path is rather small
I laugh, and wonder now if you had ever known at all
That the time for talk was over, as you pass before the dawn, it’s over now

Fortunes bright, dim without a fight
You take your mind to where you ought to be
And don’t look back, cuz the monkey’s on your back
And the only way back out is through the key
But you know how time grows shorter by the hour
I’ve seen it now, for a hundred thousand years
And I still have come no closer to the key
There was a time when I listened to its word
But now it’s just another job to me
And I watch, and I wait to see another

So now we both can say that time is standing still
Where we used to know, we’re younger now, just beginning to climb the hill
Well our fortunes don’t look different, but I wish that I was wrong
It’s sad, but now I wonder, who’s supposed to hear this song
We’ll return to stop and wonder how the key escapes the thoughts of you and me

So long, I need another day
So strong, I’d really rather stay
But voices keep on calling, with words I cannot say, as we leave to work another day
Last night, dreamed that you were near me
Sleep tight, the children have grown weary
I watch the in their eyes say, “my Daddy’s gone away”
The time to know lies buried ‘neath facades, I’m on my way

The time has come, at the twilight hours precious
When to see our son, hear his tales, the day gone by
And his look, eyes wide, he’s our joy, our heart, our family
Like my father’s memory, days gone by

The time has come at last, in the evening, hours special
When the words we needn’t speak, tell the story of our bond
It’s the time of day, when the love I feel comes easy
Lay your body close to mine, my love, let me know, here to stay

The time is passing, when we think once again our future
Like the days and nights before this, time was never standing still
And our boy, he’s getting older, soon the memories of his childhood
We can cherish times forever, as we should, as we should

Walked out the door, today's the last time
All of the leaves begin to fall
We’ll be there by nightfall of the 7th
But I know that I won’t forget his call

He spoke to me so softly
Just to hear his voice once more
I stand all alone
And I wonder why I closed the door
Please listen, it’s not too late
Where are all the times we shared
Don’t leave them, look forward again

Walked out the door, today’s the first time
All of the flowers begin to bloom
We’ll be there tonight but still I wonder
Will you see the change and know it’s true
Now I am closer to the reason
Trapped in a box what can I do
Waiting for time that isn’t here now
But I know that it’s not because of what’s you

I listen and, slowly I, see the time that’s slipped away
I watch and I, I wait and I, never seem to find the way
Like living a scene from a, film that’s part of yesterday
It’s moments pass briefly, it’s gone, I’m on my way

Walked out the door and now it’s over
The seasons, they all begin to fade
But maybe next year I’ll write a new song
And wonder aloud with what I’ve made