[Verse 1] A whisp of smoke that passes by The slightest sting within the eye Aroma of a bitter drink Ice cubes float, a muffled clink.... A juke box humming into life An argument of man and wife The barman takes an order so A neon sign, a low red glow [Chorus] Once there was life Once there was light Now there is darkness Now there is night All have now gone All have made way Nothing to hear Nothing to say [Instrumental] [Verse 2] Sitting on a wooden stool Within my inner thoughts, the fool The loneliness of being here A raised up glass to empty cheer.... The silence, it is oh so loud An emptiness among the crowd A memory, a single thought Straining hard, no answer caught [Chorus] Once there was life Once there was light Now there is darkness Now there is night All have now gone All have made way Nothing to hear Nothing to say [Instrumental] [Bridge] These final years are yet uncharted With the memories of the dear departed Those ghosts of friendships from out the past That linger on, though they did not last Within this well of time to fade away While the lights grow dim and the hair grows grey This silence speaks but has nothing to say Yet it takes so long to fade away [Chorus] Once there was life Once there was light Now there is darkness Now there is night All have now gone All have made way Nothing to hear Nothing to say [Outro] All have now gone.... All have made way.... Nothing to hear.... Nothing to say....
