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.
