Out in the shiny night
the rain was softly falling
The tracks that ran down
the boulevard had
all been washed away
Out of the silver light
the past came softly calling
And I remember the times
we spent
inside the Sad Cafe
Oh it seemed like a
holy place
protected by
amazing grace
And we would sing
right out loud
the things we could not say
We thought we could
change this world
with words like
love and freedom
We were part of
the lonely crowd
Inside the Sad Cafe
Oh expecting to fly
we would meet on that
beautiful shore in the sweet
by and by
Some of their dreams
came true
some just passed away
And some of the
stayed behind
inside the Sad Cafe
The clouds rolled in
and hid that shore
Now that Glory Train
it don't stop here no more
Now I look at the
years gone by
and wonder at the
powers that be
I don't know why fortune
smiles on some
and let's the rest go free
Maybe the time has drawn
the faces I recall
But things in this life
change very slowly
if they ever change at all
There's no use in asking why
it just turned out that way
So meet me
at midnight baby
inside the Sad Cafe
Why don't you meet me
at midnight baby
inside the Sad Cafe