Savatage When The Crowds Are Gone
I don¹t know where the years have gone Memories can only last so long Like faded photographs, forgotten songs And the things I never knew When the skin is thin, the heart shows through Please believe me what I tell you is true Where¹s the light, turn then on again One more night to believe and then Another note for my requiem A memory to carry on The story¹s over when the crowds are gone All my friends have been crucified They made life a long suicide true Guess we never figured out the rules But I¹m still alive and my fingers feel I¹m gonna play on till the final reel¹s through And read the credits from a different view Where¹s the lights, turn them on again One more night to believe and then Another note for my requiem A memory to carry on The story¹s over when the crowds are gone When the crowds are gone And I¹m all alone Playing a final song Now that the lights are gone Turn them on again One more time for me my friend Turn them on again I never wanted to know Never wanted to see I wasted my time till time wasted me Never wanted to go Always wanted to stay Cause the person I am are the parts that I play So I play and I plan And hope and I scheme To the lure of a night Filled with unfinished dreams And I¹m holding on tight To a world gone astray As they charge me for years I can no longer pay And the lights Turn them off my friend And the ghosts Well just let them in Cause in the dark It¹s easier to see
