That Day Is Done

Paul McCartney · Flowers in the Dirt [1989]

I feel such sorrow, I feel such shame

I know, I won't arrive on time

Before whatever out there is gone

What can I do? That day is done



It's just a promise, that I made

I said I'd walk in her parade

Hot scalding tears, I thought would flow

Still in my heart, they'll never show



That day is done, that day is done

You know where I've gone, I won't be coming back

That day is done



Well, I recall, the time and place

When they announced her precious face

I thought at once my heart would burst

Still, every time is like the first



There was applause when she stepped up

I wished that I could interrupt

I made no sign, I made no sound

I know, I must stay underground



That day is done, that day is done

You know where I've gone, I won't be coming back

That day is done



That's why she walks or so they say

She always knew just what I needed

Now if she would, just look my way

One time before they proceed



She sprinkles flowers in the dirt

That's when a thrill becomes a hurt

I know I'll never see her face

She walks away from my resting place



That day is done, that day is done

You know where I've gone, I won't be coming back

That day is done

But you know where I've gone, I won't be coming back

That day is done