there's a whisper on a breeze today
a voice i've heard before
on the breath of memories passing
from so many i've adored
to know the touch of wonder and embrace
sweet sentiment
longing for a heart that knows content
the hills light up each evening
with a glow of subtle red
each and every breath is filled with words not yet said
if ever peace flows through this place
with a longing to inhale
the winds that seem to guide our weary sails
i only want for one thing one thing is you
i've wandered down lonely road
searching for something true
i say goodnight my darling
and i hope you'll understand
tonight i go to sleep a happy man
a candle is but wax and wicked
till it meets a flame
and so it goes with each of us
just bags of bones with names
with roots of joy and harmony
i'll dance into the moon
knowing that our time to shine is soon
i only want for one thing and that one thing is you
i've wandered down lonely road
searching for something true
i say goodnight my darling
and i hope you'll understand
tonight i go to sleep a happy man
there's a place where spring comes early
and setting sun hangs low
on the plains of journey's long
but got by things we'll never know
and in the morning hours of hopeful eyes
many moments lie ahead
to fill our buckets full of blues and reds
i only want for one thing
that one thing is you
i wander down lonely road
searching for something true
i say goodnight my darling
and i hope you'll understand
tonight i go to sleep a happy man
say goodnight my darling
and i hope you'll understand
tonight i go to sleep a happy man