When The Night Falls Lyrics - T Bone Burnett

As the night falls, as the sun starts to sink 

And the street lights blink on the town's yawning 

I climb down my stairs to the empty avenue 

And follow my shadow till morning 

'Cause when the night falls, it falls on me 

And when the day breaks, I'm in pieces 

When the night falls, it falls on me 

And I'm so lonely, I'm so lonely 

As I walk past the theaters and stores 

And the whores that now work where we first met 

I want to hold you so bad that it hurts 

And it only gets worse when the sun sets 

'Cause when the night falls, it falls on me 

And when the day breaks, I'm in pieces 

When the night falls, it falls on me 

And I'm so lonely, I'm so lonely 

And then I see you and call out your name 

But down the street you keep walking away 

And when I reach you 

A stranger looks over her shoulder then it starts all over 

Now the moon is a thin silver line 

Disappearing behind a skyscraper 

And I climb my stairs to my dark hotel room 

Through the litter of Sunday newspapers 

'Cause when the night falls, it falls on me 

And when the day breaks, I'm in pieces 

When the night falls, it falls on me 

And I'm so lonely 

I'm so lonely, I'm so lonely 

I'm so lonely, I'm so lonely, so lonely