Lyrics

I wish I was dead or drunk or deceived Like so many good friends of mine Because time it does kill the last of my will To see through my reckless eyes And if you should go yours and I should go mine We'll meet in heaven or hell 'Cause we never cared for much in between Of the world we desperately dwell And oooh, How I loved you in the dawn Oooh, and our souls they drift apart And oooh, we must carry on again Oooh, carry on my dearest friends And the moon shines on the porch of the train As I bid New Orleans goodbye It reminds me again of the man that I am And the thought brings tears to my eyes And the distance between your heart and mine don't lessen the love we share So if I should fail or die or prevail My fate is yours to bear And oooh, how I loved you in the dawn Oooh, and our souls they drift apart Oooh, and we must carry on again Oooh, carry on my dearest friend Oh I'm weary and tired I've nearly expired As the bottle's killed in the end And your face comes to mind I'll smile and sigh As I ride on again And oooh, how I loved you in the dawn Oooh, and our souls they drift apart Oooh, we must carry on again Oooh, carry on my dearest friend