NO TOMORROW IN SIGHT
(Willie Nelson)


Willie Nelson - 1967


The children are sleeping, our talk can begin
We've waited until they've gone to bed
We knew they would cry when we said goodbye
And I'd rather leave quietly instead

We can never be happy, we both know it's true
We've quarreled from the day that we met
Our love was too weak to pull our dreams through
But too strong to let us forget

I hope we can salvage a few memories
To carry us through the long nights
The clock's striking midnight, yesterday's gone
And there's no tomorrow in sight

In our efforts to break through the thick walls of pride
With harsh words that burned to the core
The walls still remain, but the words broke inside
And strengthened the walls even more

I hope we can salvage a few memories
To carry us through the long nights
The clock's striking midnight, yesterday's gone
And there's no tomorrow in sight



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - July 2020)