verse 1
These strangers
Come calling
Soon enough they're gone
The twilight
Is falling
Lamps will soon go on
And where does summer go
I will never know
Summer used to last end - less - ly
Children all in white
Running down the sand
To me
To me
verse 2
These strangers
Sent packing
What do they expect?
So grasping
So lacking
Why not be direct?
Chorus
The beating of my heart
After they depart
Lying wide awake through the night
Will you ever come
Running home to me
You might
You might
Bridge
I've be-lieved so long
I have dared to hope
That the door might o - pen
And that you might en - ter
Playing hide and seek
Kisses on my cheek
The lamps begin to glow
In my heart, I know
You're a lie that I've wai - ted for
Tell them all to go
Tell them all no more
Tell them I close the door
Outro