Open Ground

To work like the devil for your pay
 Was the old song that he used to sing
 Before the waking hours
 Rolled out across the open ground
 Now I see him through the window
 At a table drinking his coffee
 And talking about the days
 Before the time that we knew
 Would not return to this old town
 He's waiting for somebody else to save his day
 Or at least to see some light before it fades away
 Yeah, yeah
 To choose no companion
 It fell right in line
 With all the others she had known
 Had laid by his side
 Before the sleepless morning
 Showed its face without a sound
 Without a sound
 Now where did the time go all these years
 After the pictures had been burned
 And the names have all been cleared
 From all that she remembers it adds up in time
 To not a thing, no not a thing
 She's waiting for somebody else to save her day
 Or at least to see his face before he goes away
 Before he goes away
 Before he goes away
 Before he goes away
 She just wants to see his face before he goes away
 Before he goes away
 Before he goes away
 Oh, before he goes away
 Before he goes away
 Before he goes away