waiting by a darkened door
the moon slants in along the floor
my daddys gone my momma knows
its over now the tears will flow

tick tock smashes against the glass
in a battered old chair she sees the past
my daddys gone my momma knows
its over now the tears will flow

she can't catch her breath in the fading chill
of an autumn evening gone so still
my daddys gone my momma knows
its over now the tears will flow

lonely soldiers in attention pose
w aiting bottles lined up in rows
my daddys gone my momma knows
its over now the tears will flow

there's a moment in the evening, when good news calls
it passed her by while she walked the halls
my daddys gone my momma knows
its over now the tears will flow

reverberation wavers from awkward heels
she struggles along, she falls and kneels
my daddys gone my momma knows
its over now the tears will flow

we paid two coins to close his eyes
there's nothing there now but dust and flies
my daddys gone my momma knows
its over now the tears will flow

abomination bastard came in the night
stole the sparkle from his eyes and dimmed their sight
my daddys gone my momma knows
its over now the tears will flow

weep and wail and gnash your teeth
honor the man and all his deeds
my daddys gone my momma knows
its over now the tears will flow

its over now there goes no one
the light has gone out of the setting sun.