The Sad Cafe

Out in the shiny night, the rain was softly falling Tracks that ran down the boulevard had all been washed away Out of the silver light, the past came softly calling And I remember the times we spent inside the Sad Café Oh, it seemed like a holy place, protected by amazing grace And we would sing right out loud, the things we could not say We thought we could change this world with words like love and freedom We were part of the lonely crowd inside the Sad Café Oh, expecting to fly We would meet on that beautiful shore in the sweet by and by Some of their dreams came true, some just passed away And some of them stayed behind, inside the Sad Café The clouds rolled in and hid that shore Now that Glory Train, it don't stop here no more Now I look at the years gone by and wonder at the powers that be I don't know why fortune smiles on some and lets the rest go free Maybe the time has drawn the faces I recall But things in this life change very slowly if they ever change at all No use in asking why, it just turned out that way So meet me at midnight baby inside the Sad Café Why don't you meet me at midnight, baby, inside the Sad Café