it is the evening of the day i sit and watch the children play smiling faces i can see but not for me i sit and watch as tears go by my riches can t buy everything i want to hear the children sing all i hear is the sound of rain falling on the ground i sit and watch as tears go by it is the evening of the day i sit and watch the children play doin things i used to do they think are new i sit and watch as tears go by