that day is done

i feel such sorrow

i feel such shame. i know i won't arrive on time

before whatever out there is gone. what can i do

that day is done. it's just a promise

that i made

i said i'd walk in her parade. hot scalding tears i thought would flow. still in my heart they'll never show. that day is done

that day is done

you know where i've gone

i won't be coming back

that day is done. well i recall

the time and place

when they announced her precious face. i thought at once my heart would burst

still

every time is like the first. there was applause when she stepped up. i wished that i could interrupt

i made no sign

i made no sound

i know i must stay underground. that day is done

that day is done. you know where i've gone

i won't be coming back

that day is done. that's why she walks

or so they say. she always knew just what i needed

now if she would

just look my way

one time before they proceed. she sprinkles flowers in the dirt

that's when a thrill becomes a hurt

i know i'll never see her face. she walks away from my resting place. that day is done

that day is done. you know where i've gone

i won't be coming back

that day is done.