VERSE
Day Is Done
Elton John
When the day is done
Down to Earth then sinks the sun
Along with everything that was lost and won
When the day is done
When the day is done
Hope so much your race will be all run
Then you find you jumped the gun
Have to go back where you begun
When the day is done
When the night is cold
Some get by but some get old
Just to show life's not made of gold
When the night is cold
When the bird has flown
Got no one to call your own
Got no place to call your home
Now the bird has flown
When the game's been fought
Newspaper blowing across the court
Lost much sooner than you would have thought
Now the game's been fought
When the party's through
Seems so very sad for you
Didn't do the things you meant to do
Now there's no time to to start anew
Now the party's through
When the day is done
Down to Earth then sinks the sun
Along with everything that was lost and won
When the day is done
Day is done
When the day is done
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Translated byAllen Morningstar
About this Song
Day Is Done by Elton John reflects on the passage of time and the conclusion of various stages in life. The song contemplates the inevitability of endings and the nostalgic remembrance of what once was. It deals with themes of reflection, melancholy, and acceptance. Poignant moments in the song often focus on expressing the bittersweet nature of memories and the emotions tied to the end of an era.
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