the moon is bright tonight I see it shining down on the surface of the reservoir I don't know where you are but the last time I was here, you were by my side on that night it was December, don't you remember? you were by my side on that night when I told you I was ready, ready to go on but I don't know where to go you can't help me find my way I am better off without you but it won't be quite the same here by my side now you're not here by my side our hopes were high that night your eyes were a time machine, crystalline and golden 'til you said "hold it", then something changed, how I wish you were by my side on that night it was December, don't you remember? you were by my side on that night when I told you I was ready, ready to go on but I don't know where to go you can't help me find my way I am better off without you but it won't be quite the same here by my side now you're not here by my side well, let me know is that alright? you could stay just one more hour we could watch the sun rise and even if I'd never make you change your mind at least you were kind, you were kind when you were by my side on that night it was December, don't you remember? you were by my side on that night when I told you I was ready, ready to go on but I don't know where to go you can't help me find my way I am better off without you but it won't be quite the same here by my side now you're not here by my side by my side, on that night {x2} I remember on that cold December night!

I tried to be patient, did my best not to lie but when the time came to end it, I was glad to see us die I had no doubt that you loved me, so I hope you don't mind to confess some misconceptions: I thought love was kind what do you want from me? what do you expect me to say? you said to be honest well, it's better off this way {x2} you never wanted my surprises, your lips were always shy I soon gave up even trying as my attempts would pass you by you never cared for anyone, your eyes were only for me so get some sense and cut them out, I hope somebody'll make you see what do you want from me? what do you expect me to say? you said to be honest well, it's better off this way {x2}

put that song on again I didn't catch the name but don't drone on again how it's my fault, how I'm to blame for everything that happened back in Kansas I'm running away! I guess we're lost again our car rolls on down highway 49 your arms are crossed again I know that you're silently judging me, but my job is on the line as we cross the border the snow turns to rain I'm running away and I will not go gently into that cold dark night I've been driving for hours and I'm too tired to fight let me go {x2} I want to go home I want to go home but I am home and I will not go gently into that cold dark night I've been driving for hours and I'm too tired to fight let me go, let me go {x2} I'm running away {x2}

so the night began with a whisper a monologue that cut through the gloom a vinyl was playing "I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning" as we danced around your room we knew the songs like childhood memories we held them too close to our hearts but when you got out the vodka, I shoulda probably oughta just stop before the heartache could start and you asked me to write you a chorus you know these things, they don't come that way but you placed your hand soft inside of my thigh and passed me the rest of your whisky I sang with a sailor's conviction like the first day of my life keep me near and I promise you we'll be alright, I promise you we'll be alright so after two more glasses of the hard stuff we released ourselves into the night I was giddy with glee, smiling, "you're the one for me", and you said "nearly, my love, but not quite" and you know I have waited forever and I'm not saying this just 'cause I'm high but I love you from the bottom of my pint glass, darling or at least 'til the good feeling dies so we'll wash these pills with our poison and pray we wake up feeling fine but it's got to that stage, I'm forgetting my name spewing line after damnable line I sang with a sailor's conviction or a man at the end of a knife keep me near and I promise you we'll be alright, I promise you we'll be alright I know, I know I should probably go but suffering don't make you a saint and I may not see you tomorrow I know, I'm away this headache will last for a couple of days but at the end of it all, when we run out of alcohol will you remember our favourite song? I sang with a sailor's conviction like the first day of my life keep me near and I promise you we'll be alright, I promise you we'll be alright yeah, I promise you we'll be alright