"Now And The Evermore" lyrics

"Now And The Evermore"

Woke up Sunday morning
Salvation Army at my door
Playing "Onward Christian Soldiers"
Till I couldn't take it anymore
I ran across the graves at night
With those three witches at my tail
I heard the wail of the now and the evermore

All things are never equal
An' I don't know who is keeping score
Nobody gets a sequel, no
Everyone gets shown the door
I'll be counting on the rising sun
To give me all my waking days
Until it sets upon the now and the evermore

Goodbye to the life we knew
Don't save it till the end
It could be me, it could be you
Or some old long-lost friend

And if I'm calling out your name
I know if you can hear me, you will come
You can leave a note or light a flame
Sing a song or even bang a drum

I saw the lady Catrina
She was all a jangling at the bar
Playing an Italian concertina
You know she's really quite the star
She told me everything's a circle dance
And we have been here many times before
And we're all a part of the now and the evermore

Goodbye to the waterside
And down that shady lane
In case you're lost and wandering
It does not look the same
Goodbye to the life we knew
Some rules you just can't bend
Please make me one with everything
Before I reach the end


Thanks to TinOwl for adding these lyrics.
Thanks to Jim for correcting these lyrics.
Writer(s): Colin James Hay
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