At the End of the Day

It's early morning

I rise to a brand new day

All my cares and troubles

They seem so far away

Yet as the curtain rises

Sleep falls from my eyes

I look back upon my life

In black and white and gray

As the sun sets and the moon begins to rise

I look to the West and I close my eyes

Yet when all is said and done

And the light begins to fade

We live for hope at the end of the day

My heart it cries out

For a world that has turned cold

People pass each other by

Their stories left untold

Times are changing

Has hope begun to fade?

We've lived so long without a care

The piper must be paid

As the sun sets and the moon begins to rise

I look to the West and I close my eyes

Yet when all is said and done

And the light begins to fade

We live for hope at the end of the day

When the tears fill my eyes and I'm lying in bed

I hear a whisper in my head

There's hope for the ones who stand

It's not over, there's a chance

The sun's going to rise and we'll fight one more day

The clock winds down, and the story's at an end

The lights they dim, the music starts to play

The curtain closes and there's nothing left to say

We're all alone at the end of the day