Danny Schwarze

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She wakes up every morning
with a storm cloud hanging over her head
She greets it without thinking
with an old, familiar dread
And as she goes about her day
the shadow never seems to fade
'til she falls back into bed and the end
of another rainy day

It's the times when she slows down
that the darkest shadows seem to form
So she spends her days in moving
trying to keep ahead of the storm
But it's always one thing then the next
and never a chance to catch her breath
And her worn out coat and boots are drenched
from another rainy day

And she thinks to herself
What's the use in fighting this way?
May as well ask a single stone
to keep the ocean at bay
And don't they say that all those showers in April
lead to blooming flowers in May?
So throw out your umbrella
and step outside to dance in the rain

Now she wakes up every morning
with a storm cloud hanging over her head
She greets it without thinking
like an old, familiar friend
And though it never seems to fade
she knows that at the end of the day
she gets to crawl back into bed and get ready
for another rainy day
Another rainy day
It's another rainy day

We can’t go back
to the way we used to be
To the days when we were younger
footloose and fancy-free
Before our eyes were opened
back when we were asleep
We can’t go back
to the way we used to be
We can’t go back
to the way we used to be 

Remember when
the hours felt like days?
Time seemed to move slowly
we could let it tick away
We didn’t have to squeeze so tightly
to try and make it stay
Remember when
the hours felt like days?
Remember when
the hours felt like days?

Now we’re grown
and the weeks go flying by
It happened oh so suddenly
In the blinking of an eye
We can’t seem to hold on to them
no matter how we try
Now we’re grown
and the weeks go flying by
Now we’re grown
and the years go flying by 

We can’t go back
to the way we used to be
Now that we’ve awoken
we can’t go back to sleep
We’ll keep on walking down the road
to see what we can see
We can’t go back 
to the way we used to be
We can’t go back
to the way we used to be

The time has come as it always does
for us to part my friend
To go our separate ways ‘til life
brings us back again
But don’t grieve for the time that we’re apart
for me, don’t shed a tear
For you know that as we walk our roads
they’ll lead us right back here 

We’re throwing back our drinks
And we’re heading for the door
We’ll soon see what tomorrow has in store
Though parting has it’s sorrows
we haven’t reached the end
We’ll say farewell so we can meet again
We’ll say farewell so we can meet again

This happy place and these pleasant folk
you know they’re close to my heart
The laughter through the sun and the rain
I’ll miss when once we part
And like you I will be sad to go
to leave such friends as these
But the waves must carry me away
upon life’s distant seas

We’re throwing back our drinks 
And we’re heading for the door 
We’ll soon see what tomorrow has in store 
Though parting has it’s sorrows 
we haven’t reached the end 
We’ll say farewell so we can meet again 
We’ll say farewell so we can meet again

I wish the night would never end
that the sun would refuse to rise
That the moon and the stars above us
would ever light the skies
But the sorrow we feel with this parting glass
is proof we’ll meet again
For this great night must come to a close
so a new one can begin 

The time has come as it always does
for us to part my friend
To go our separate ways ‘til life
brings us back again
But don’t grieve for the time that we’re apart
for me, don’t shed a tear
For you know that as we walk our roads
They’ll lead us right back here

We’re throwing back our drinks 
And we’re heading for the door 
We’ll soon see what tomorrow has in store 
Though parting has it’s sorrows 
we haven’t reached the end 
We’ll say farewell so we can meet again 
We’ll say farewell so we can meet again
We’ll say farewell so we can meet again

As I look out on all of you there 
let me tell you what I see 
I see family and friends 
who are with me again 
as I wander around aimlessly 
I see hands that have patted my back 
and arms that have held me tight 
So let me just take a moment
and thank you for being here tonight 

Here’s to the good 
and the bad times, too
The long twisting paths that we tread
Here’s to the folks
that have lifted us up
Without them, we’re better off dead
Here’s to saying, “Goodbye”
And here’s to saying, “Hello”
May the whiskey and wine continue to flow
And here, here’s to the next show 

And though we’re often apart
let’s cherish the time we have now
For we don’t really know when
we’ll be together again
but we know it’ll happen somehow
Until then, we’ll take what we get
we’ll hold onto the memories
And when you raise up your glass,
take a moment and think of me 

Here’s to the good  
and the bad times, too 
The long twisting paths that we tread 
Here’s to the folks 
that have lifted us up 
Without them, we’re better off dead 
Here’s to saying, “Goodbye” 
And here’s to saying, “Hello” 
May the whiskey and wine continue to flow 
And here, here’s to the next show 

Here’s to the next show

So I stand up here and I sing
of better times coming our way
And though we’ll never forget,
the sun will set
and rise on a brand new day
Together, we can see this through
whatever tomorrow may bring
So raise up your glasses
lift up your voices and sing 

Here’s to the good  
and the bad times, too 
The long twisting paths that we tread 
Here’s to the folks 
that have lifted us up 
Without them, we’re better off dead 
Here’s to saying, “Goodbye” 
And here’s to saying, “Hello” 
May the whiskey and wine continue to flow 
And here, here’s to the next show

And here… 

Here’s to the good  
and the bad times, too 
The long twisting paths that we tread 
Here’s to the folks 
that have lifted us up 
Without them, we’re better off dead 
Here’s to saying, “Goodbye” 
And here’s to saying, “Hello” 
May the whiskey and wine continue to flow 
And here, here’s to the next show

A man walks in and sits down at the bar
He settles at the end by himself
The line on his drawn and haggard face tell a tale
of a time he's lost and cannot find again

His eyes don't see, his ears don't seem to hear
as he stares into the depths of his drink
Heedless of the world around, the only thing that's real
is the bottom of his glass and what it holds

No one else seems to see him there
sitting on his stool, his head bent
Lost within himself, a lonely boat out on a sea
too vast to even know he's there

No one knows the lonely man
No one heeds him at all
No one grieves the lonely man
No one needs him at all

It's late and he decides it's time to go
He calls for one more drink before he leaves
And as she pours, the barkeep says to him, "Good night, and safe home."
He pauses and stares into the gin
as this woman shares a moment with him
Then he simple walks away and grins