When the Last Curtain Falls - Patty Loveless

There’s no pleasure at all from watching you fall to your knees

'Cause the tables have turned and I’m finally learnin'

To live, forgive and let go

There’s no sweet revenge

At love’s angry end

And we all need to know

When the last curtain falls with a final goodbye

And the bitter cold darkness of night

Floods the days of our lives

With a silence so loud we can’t feel at all

There’s no reason or cause

To cheer or applaud

When the last curtain falls

Well, the irony is that you’re wearing the look I once wore

And in truth I’ve longed for this moment to settle the score

But it’s not all that clear, now hearing

You echo the thoughts of my soul

The justice of time Is really not mine

And I want you to know

When the last curtain falls with a final goodbye

And the bitter cold darkness of night

Floods the days of our lives

With a silence so loud we can’t feel at all

There’s no reason or cause

To cheer or applaud

When the last curtain falls

There’s no reason or cause

To cheer or applaud

When the last curtain falls