Intro] 
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Verse 1
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This old house is falling down around my ears 
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I'm drowning in the river of my tears 
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When all my will is gone you hold me sway 
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I need you at the dimming of the day 
 
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You pull me like the moon pulls on the tide 
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You know just where I keep my better side_____ 
 
Verse 2
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What days have come to keep us far apart 
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A broken promise or a broken heart 
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Now all the bonnie birds have wheeled away 
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I need you at the dimming of the day 
 
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Come the night you're only what I want 
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Come the night you could be my confidant_____ 
 
Verse 3
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I see you on the street in company 
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Why don't you come and ease your mind with me 
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I'm living for the night we steal away 
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I need you at the dimming of the day 
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I need you at the dimming of the day