The rain was softly falling
The tracks that ran down the boulevard
And out of the silver light
The past came softly calling
And I remember the times we spent
Oh, it seemed like a holy place
Protected by amazing grace
And we would sing right out loud
The things we could not say
We thought we could change this world
With words like 'love' and 'freedom'
We were part of the lonely crowd
We would meet on that beautiful shore
Some of their dreams came true
And some of them stay behind
The clouds roll in and hid that shore
It don't stop here no more
Now that I look at the years gone by
And wonder at the powers that be
I don't know why fortune smiles on some
And let's the rest go free
So maybe the time has drawn
But things in this life change very slowly
If they ever change at all
There's no use in asking why
It just turned out that way
So meet me at midnight, baby
Why don't you meet me at midnight, baby