Pass the tea and sympathy for the good old days long gone

We'll drink a toast to those who most believe in what they've won

It's a long, long time 'til morning plays wasted on the dawn

And I'll not write another line, for my true love is gone


When I have no dreams to give you anymore

I'll light a blazing fire and wait within the door

And throw my life away, "I wonder why?" they all will say

And now I lay me down to sleep, forever and a day


Pass the tea and sympathy, for the good old days are dead

Let's drink a toast to those who best survived the life they've led

It's a long, long time 'til morning, so build your fires high

Now I lay me down to sleep, forever by your side