Days Without Nights

There is no day without it dawning
since everything I had has gone away
and all night it seems that I’m longing for her
but the emptiness just lingers on and on .

Still I see her every once in a while
or whenever it suits her you see
there’s no night or day left since she went away
and my darlin’s no longer with me .

Once I had a young heart
and once I heard her sing ,
don’t you be an old fool
and end up with nothing .

Days without Nights and rooms without lights
where the dog fights never end ,
up around the bend ,
since she left I’ve gone deaf and dumb
and silence has become my only friend
and this old heart of mine it won’t mend .

I don’t know what it was that drove her
away from my door you see
but the fact of it is that she’s chosen to go
so it doesn’t really matter anymore .
Now the candle has gone from the table
and there’s a dinner’s on a plate getting cold
then suddenly I see its time for me to rest
but no one says goodnight when you’re old .

Once I had a young heart
and once I heard her sing ,
don’t you be an old fool
and end up with nothing .

Days without Nights and rooms without lights
where the dog fights never end ,
up around the bend ,
since she left I’ve gone deaf and dumb
and silence has become my only friend
and this old heart of mine it won’t mend .

She didn’t like sitting in the darkness
even though we had the light of the moon ,
she couldn’t see the benefits of living with me
or the value of having her own room .
I wonder if she’s happy where she is now
in the place that she’s chosen to be ,
well who knows I guess maybe
and I hope my baby will sometimes think of me .

Once I had a young heart
and once I heard her sing ,
don’t you be an old fool
and end up with nothing .

Days without Nights and rooms without lights
where the dog fights never end ,
up around the bend ,
since she left I’ve gone deaf and dumb
and silence has become my only friend
and this old heart of mine it won’t mend .

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by Paul McCann