I did my best to carry on
I did my best to do my best
I did what any living son
would have done at your behest
We wear our veils fairly well
at least the ones I recognize
the others, I can barely tell
not much light behind those eyes
And I can't go on
singing the same song
and I won't go on
playing the same song
I was among the shouldering
the ones who watched the clock unwind
was I among the smouldering
or have I been unkind
And I can't go on
singing the same song
and I won't go on
hearing the same song
And if you were to cry
cry tonite
and if you were to cry
cry tonite
and if you were to cry
cry tonite
and if you were to cry
cry tonite
And I won't go on
Singing the same song