Out in the shiny nightthe rain was softly falling
The tracks that ran down the boulevard had all been washed away
Out of the silver lightthe past came softly calling
And I remembered the times we spent inside the Sad Cafe

Ohit seemed like a holy placeprotected by amazing grace
And we would sing right out loud the things we could not say
We thought we could change this world with words like "love" and "freedom"
But we were part of the lonely crowd inside the Sad Cafe

Ohexpecting to fly
We would meet on that beautiful shore in the sweet by-and-by
Some of their dreams came trueand some just passed away
And some of them stayed behind inside the Sad Cafe

The clouds rolled in and hit that shore
Now that holy trainit don t stop here no more
Now I look at the years gone by and wonder at the powers that be
I don t know why fortune smiles on someand lets the rest go free

Maybe the time has drawnthe facesI recall
But things in this life change very slowly if they ever change at all
No use in asking whythey just turned out that way
So meet me at midnightbabyinside the Sad Cafe
Why don t you meet me at midnightbabyinside the Sad Cafe

- Back to the Songs of the Album The Sad Cafe

- Back to the Eagles's Albums