And So It Goes

I can't bear the thought
Of ever going back
My head was full of nails
My heart was broke and black
I never understood
That glimmering you chased
I found it useless
So I turned and walked away

Where were you when the sun went down?
Where were you when that sense of loss left town?
I don't care if you're worried now
It's too late

The wind blew through the square
Last night like haunted souls
Flags were snapping hard
And rattling their poles
I drove down Third Street
And it felt like I was gone
The ghosts of things we said
Were smoking on the lawn

Where were you when the sun went down?
Where were you when all that hope left town?
I don't care if you want me now
It's too late
It's too late

And so
It goes
Watch it go
Watch it go
And you
Won't know
Until
You know

I hold no grudge no more
Though I did for a couple of years
The hate you harbour
Only welcomes what you fear
I wrote this song
While the sun fell behind the hill
The stars look cold
But there's a warm light on the sill

Where were you when the sun went down?
Where were you when that sense of loss left town?
I don't care if you want me now
It's too late
It's too late