Don't let me take too long here   I've got a lot of things to do   These days are passing by me   I'm staring blindly at the view      I woke up one day older   Just like ten thousand days before   And all at once I'm hearing   A quiet knocking on my door      Lost chances, sideways glances   I will let them be without me   Creation, celebration   I will let them pass me by, and   Nothing ventured, nothing gained,    But all I see is loss and pain, so screw it      Once I was star-eyed shining   Now I'm buzzing like a neon sign   That's missing half its letters   And it's getting dimmer all the time      Bells ringing, choirs singing   I will let them be without me   Moonshine and cherry wine, yeah   I will let them pass me by again      Wake and sleep and drink and eat and work until I've thrown the day away   Yesterday was once tomorrow, now it's just another fading day