When the Crowds Are Gone

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I don't 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 [Chorus] Where's the lights, turn them on again One more night to believe and then Another note for my requiem A memory to carry on The story's over when the crowds are gone Oh [Verse 2] All my friends have been crucified Made life a long suicide true Guess we never figured out the rules But I'm still alive and my fingers feel Gonna play on till the final reel's through And read the credits from a different view [Chorus] Where's the lights, turn them on again One more night to believe and then Another note for my requiem A memory to carry on The story's over when the crowds are gone When the crowds are gone [Guitar Solo] [Verse 3] When the crowds are gone And I'm all alone Playing the saddest song Now that the lights are gone Turn them on again One more time for me my friend Turn them on again [Verse 4] 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 I'm holding on tight to a world gone astray As they charge me for years, I can no longer pay Oh, when the crowds are gone [Bridge] Turn 'em on again, turn 'em on again Turn 'em on again, turn 'em on again Turn 'em on again, turn 'em on again I never wanted to know, never wanted to see I wasted my time till time wasted me I never wanted to go, always wanted to stay Cause the person I am are the parts I play I play, I play, oh [Outro] And the lights, turn them off my friend And the ghosts, we'll just let them in Cause in the dark, it's easier To see