WAITING ON THE END OF TIME
Music & Lyrics by Christopher Meredith ©2021
JERRY CRUNCHER: When we got back to foggy London and the rain, it was nighttime. I headed back to me home and on me way I ran into my good drinkin' friend Mr. Sydney Carton. He was an assistant to Mr. Stryver, an attorney in London. Sydney, was standing out in front of Stryver's law office lookin a bit sad he was. I said hello, but he half heartedly acknowledged me as I passed. I looked back one last time and saw him take a long hard sip from his flask, his head down, in the pouring rain, all by his lonesome. Just couldn't seem to get his life together. Poor Mr. Carton.
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(SYDNEY CARTON)
I LIVE MY LIFE ON THE OUTSIDE
OUTSIDE THE FRAY UNDER THE SEAMS
I NEVER TRIED TO HOLD MORE THAN I COULD CARRY
BUT NOW I FEEL A WEIGHT BEARING DOWN ON ME
I LIVE MY LIFE INSIDE THIS BOTTLE OF DESPAIR
I CAN’T REMEMBER WHY OR WHEN, I DON’T EVEN CARE
EVERYTHING I REACH FOR, SLIPS THROUGH THE CRACKS
I TAKE ANOTHER STEP FORWARD
AND TWO STEPS BACK
(CHORUS)
CAUSE ALL I EVER WANTED WAS A REAL LOVE
THE TOUCH OF A WOMAN’S HEART IN MINE
BUT ALL I EVER GET
IS ANOTHER NIGHT OF EMPTY DREAMS
AND HERE I AM AGAIN
WAITING ON THE END OF TIME
(SYDNEY CARTON)
I LIVE MY LIFE ON A THIN LINE
ONE GOLDEN THREAD TURNED TO STRAW
I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT I WOULD FIND A BETTER MAN IN ME
NOW I HIDE AWAY THIS HEART OF STONE
(CHORUS)
CAUSE ALL I EVER WANTED WAS A REAL LOVE
THE TOUCH OF A WOMAN’S HEART IN MINE
BUT ALL I EVER GET
IS ANOTHER NIGHT OF EMPTY DREAMS
AND HERE I AM AGAIN
WAITING ON THE END OF TIME
(SYDNEY CARTON)
I SIT ALONE AND WATCH
THE STARS CHANGE IN THE SKY
I WALK ALONE AND FEEL
THE SEASONS PASSING BY
I SLEEP ALONE AND DREAM
OF SOMEONE IN MY ARMS
I WAKE UP AND FACE ANOTHER DAY
AND THEN I DRINK MY FEARS AWAY
WAITING ON THE END OF TIME
(INSTRUMENTAL)
(CHORUS)
ALL I EVER WANTED WAS A REAL LOVE
THE TOUCH OF A WOMAN’S HEART IN MINE
ALL I EVER GET
IS ANOTHER NIGHT OF EMPTY DREAMS
AND HERE I AM AGAIN
WAITING ON THE END OF TIME
WAITING ON THE END OF TIME
JUST WAITING
WAITING ON THE END OF TIME
