Christmas lights are shining,
stockings have been hung
You're prayin' for your daughter,
lightin' candles for your son
They're livin' in the city now,
you don't see them anymore
This year will not be like the ones before
And the streets are all but empty,
the bars have all shut down
And it's hard to find a friend inside
this godforsaken town
That infamous hit -and -miss from
your head down to your toes
I'm sorry, baby,
that's just the way it goes
Once you were a young girl with
lovers by the score
Money by the handful,
you never wanted more
But bitter to leave you as time has its way
It may leave behind little
mouths to feed and drink
And the days go by so slowly when
it used to go so fast
Whiskey does not taste as good when
you hold it for one glass
There's just no way of knowing
which way the cold wind blows
I'm sorry baby, that's just the way it goes
Well, the
Christmas lights have all come down,
the carols have been sung
You're aching for your children from
the time when they were young
Back when all you wanted was
some time to yourself
Back when your life was something else
And I wish that I could tell you
what it takes to stand up tall
But the moral of this story is
there ain't no more at all
It happened all before you and
it will again I suppose
I'm sorry baby that's just, I'm sorry baby that's just,
I'm sorry baby that's just the way it goes