This old house is falling down around my ears   I am drowning in a river of my tears   When all my will is gone, you hold me, sway   I need you at the dimming of the day      You pull me like the moon pulls on the tide   You know just where I keep my better side      What days've come to keep us far apart   A broken promise or a broken heart   Now, all the bonnie birds have wheeled away   And I need you at the dimming of the day      Come the night, you're only what I want   And come the night, you could be my confidant      I see you on the street in company   Why don't you come and ease your mind with me?   I am living for the night we steal away   And I need you at the dimming of the day   Yes, I need you at the dimming of the day