Goodnight

Do you recall the start of it all

Back in the summer of 39

You lived one block away, but until that day

Your heart had not yet met mine

We watched the moon slowly melt

Into the morning light

And though it was late

That very first date

I was not ready to say goodnight

Well, I went off to war, like thousands before

But unlike all the rest

I carried your name, tattooed in flames

On the inside of my chest

And when those dark and endless days

Would stretch into the night

I read through and through

Every letter from you

I was not ready to say goodnight

When I came home, it may sound simple to some

The things that we wanted most

Were a couple of kids, and a house where we'd live

And a quiet life, filled with hope

So we worked and saved, and before we knew

We'd built that very life

And through all the years, even those filled with tears

I was not ready to say goodnight

Now the kids that we raised have long-since turned gray

And it's hard to believe

How quickly it passed, oh it went by so fast

And now we're playing our final scene

And though the time has surely come to finally close my eyes

As long as you're here

I'll never, my dear, be ready to say goodnight

Oh, as long as you're here

I could never, my dear, be ready to say goodnight