I don't want to ride the milk train anymore   I'll go to bed at nine and awaken with the dawn   And lunch at half past noon, dinner prompt at five   The comfort of a few old friends long past their prime      Pass the tea and sympathy for the good old days long gone   We'll drink a toast to those who most believe in what they've won   It's a long, long time 'til morning plays wasted on the dawn   And I'll not write another line, for my true love is gone      When the guests have gone, I'll tidy up the rooms   I'll turn the covers down and gazing at the moon   I'll pray to go quite mad and live in long ago   When you and I were one, so very long ago      Pass the tea and sympathy for the good old days long gone   Let's drink a toast to those who most believe in what they've won   It's a long, long time 'til morning plays wasted on the dawn   I'll not write another line, for my true love is gone      When I have no dreams to give you anymore   I'll light a blazing fire and wait within the door   And throw my life away, "I wonder why?" they all will say   And now I lay me down to sleep, forever and a day      Pass the tea and sympathy, for the good old days are dead   Let's drink a toast to those who best survived the life they've led   It's a long, long time 'til morning, so build your fires high   Now I lay me down to sleep, forever by your side