The Long Day Now is Over

The long day now is over

and I see the setting sun.

The long day now is over

and now all my work is done.

The long day now is over

and all my work is complete;

having done what must be done

I'm ready to rest my feet.

The long day now is over

there is no more need to run

and labor in the heat

of a hot and cruel sun.

 

The long day now is over

and I see the cool sweet night

where you lay and wait for me

in the sunset's soft red light.

The long day now is over

and all that I want to be

is the man that holds you tight

in the shade of our old tree.

 

The long day now is over

and I see you waiting there

smiling as I walk to you

forgetting my every care.

The long day now is over

there is nothing I must do

but run my hands through your hair

and stare in your eyes so blue.

 

The long day now is over

and I'm ready for my rest

to lay my head next to that

of the one that knows me best.

The long day now is over

and I want the woman that

brightens me like lemon zest

brightens a meal that tastes flat.

 

The long day now is over

I have watched the setting sun.

The long day now is over;

the best of life has begun.