Sweet Sunday afternoon
September's golden brown
Summer always fades too soon
Like the laughter of a clown
And shadows fill the room
Where sorrows come to drown
Your heart's a lead balloon
As you sink another one down
I know it numbs the way you feel
Blurs what is right and what is real
And there's no love left you can steal
For the joker laughs along
And the jesters outsmarted
The gambler tries to win back what he's lost
And the sad man sings a song
For the drunk and broken hearted
And the fool he never knows how much it costs
Sweet Sunday afternoon
And all that can be heard
Is an old familiar tune
Though you've forgotten half the words
And sunlight floods the room
Like a silent flock of birds
And hopes a red balloon
Disappearing through the clouds
I know it numbs the way you feel
Blurs what is right and what is real
And there's no one here to make a deal with
For the joker laughs along
And the jesters outsmarted
The gambler tries to win back what he's lost
And the sad man sings a song
For the drunk and broken hearted
And the fool he never knows how much it costs
Well the joker he laughs along
While the jesters outsmarted
The gambler never wins back what he's lost
Yeah, and the sad man he sings a song
For the drunk and broken hearted
The fool he never knows how much it costs
No, the fool he never knows how much it costs