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Artist: Sandy Denny
Canonical path: /sandy-denny/by-the-time-it-gets-dark
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By The Time It Gets Dark
Read By The Time It Gets Dark lyrics by Sandy Denny on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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By The Time It Gets Dark
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Baby, every cloud has a silver lining
Baby every dog really has his day
And it matters to me to see you smiling
Why don't we blow all your cares away ?
Yesterday is gone and will be forgotten
And today is where every new day starts
Got to be free as the leaves in autumn
You may be sad but it never lasts.
And maybe, by the evening we'll be laughing
Just wait and see
All the changes there'll be
By the time it gets dark.
We could go walking out in the sunshine
Look at all the people out in the street
Hurrying away to a business luncheon
Waiting for a taxi for aching feet.
Light up your face, baby, let's get going
Want to see a change in those weary eyes
We'll have some fun, take a boat out rowing
Why on earth should life be so serious?
And maybe, by the evening we'll be laughing
Just wait and see
All the changes there'll be
By the time it gets dark.
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Sandy Denny performs "By The Time It Gets Dark", and this lyric page sits inside the Sandy Denny catalog on LyroVerse.
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