Janis Ian - I'll Cry Tonight

Lyrics

I'll cry tonight, night is the enemy

Poisons the memory, martyrs it secretly

Midnight comes too fast, it comes too silently

The moon has no mercy now to live anymore

One day the rains will come

And wash away the tears

Sunlight will fade the years

Midnight comes too fast

And I don't want the night to last

Shadows on the glass, faces in window panes

Old lace and picture frames rattle their ancient chains

Midnight will surprise moonlight at the door

The night has a thousand eyes

And I don't know why to live any more

They told me how you loved me

When I finally got the bravery

To look beyond these prison walls

And shadows hanging over me

I cannot find a way to be

A lover for your life, although

They tell me it comes easily

I somehow cannot let the seasons pass

Without demanding that they last

And though I know forever well

I also know my private hell

Silent voices in the night

They are crying sacrifice

One day the rains will come

And wash away the years

Sunlight will fade the tears

Midnight comes too fast

And I don't want the night to last