Lyrics

Time and again
In that lonely hour before the days begins
My weathered face in mirror light
My bleeding heart and broken pride

Looking back on what was
And what is, what's yet to come
Wipe my eyes, in too deep
Another lie to fall back asleep

I hear her voice say "You can't look back if you're gonna move on"
But it brings me comfort in that lonely hour before the dawn
Before the dawn

Lost in a homesick dream
The distant echoes of the calliope
Down all the days
And the elm tree streets where we used to play

A warm embrace, gentle smile, to ease the pain for while
In the trees high above, a lonely cry, is this love?
Is this love or obligation, darling I don't know
But it brings me comfort in that lonely hour before the dawn
Before the dawn

Now all those memories have begun to fade
Lord I can't hang on
And you can't look back in some rose-colored past
If you're gonna move on

But I'll remember how she held my hand and I felt loved
Cause it brings me comfort in that lonely hour before the dawn
Before the dawn