Open up your tired eyes
And force yourself to smile,
Yesterday was yesterday,
It's gone, it's tomorrow now.
It's here, it's tomorrow now.
Now I must go,
But I'll see you again.
When?
Oh, please don't ask me when.
I'll call, I'll write,
But I cannot stay here tonight,
No, I cannot stay here tonight,
I can't stay here tonight.
Light me up a cigarette
And check that my bags are packed.
Something I was gonna say,
It's gone, still another time.
But how long till that other time?
I hate to go,
But I'll be back again.
When?
Oh, please don't ask me when.
I'll call, I'll write,
But I cannot stay here tonight,
No, I cannot stay here tonight,
I can't stay here tonight.
Open up your tired eyes
And force yourself to smile,
Yesterday was yesterday,
It's gone, it's tomorrow now.
It's here, it's tomorrow now.
Now I must go,
But I'll be back again.
When?
Oh, please don't ask me when.
I'll call, I'll write,
But I cannot stay here tonight,
No, I cannot stay here tonight,
I can't stay here tonight.