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

Where 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