Don't Bring Me Flowers

It's no good, is it To hear a laugh through pain Your friend doesn't feel so hot He has broken his chain He sang such a pretty song But with so much strain Don't bring me flowers They'll only wilt in the rain Let's kick away our dreamy days The idea is so romantic And let's look about 'til the lights are out The people sleep, the city dreams The night is much less frantic And let's laugh along with sailor songs And dream the night away Let's find the key to distant skies And love until the day It's no good, is it To hear a laugh through pain Your friend doesn't feel so hot He has broken his chain He sang such a pretty song But with so much strain Don't bring me flowers They'll only wilt in the rain So we travelled wide through starry eyes The map laid out before us We blocked out the rear view mirror There was a whole world in front We couldn't let it ignore us We watched the signs pass us by We saw the country go And as slowly time came up behind We each began to know That it's no good, is it To hear a laugh through pain Your friend doesn't feel so hot He has broken his chain He sang such a pretty song But with so much strain Don't bring me flowers They'll only wilt in the rain And I know it broke the night we saw The blanketed child dancer We asked ourselves so many times "Why does she have to be in there" We knew there wasn't an answer But there we stayed and played Since it was so loud inside We were so far gone, it wasn't even fun When we loved until it died And it's no good, is it To hear a laugh through pain Your friend doesn't feel so hot He's broken his chain He sang such a pretty song But with so much strain We're only strangers With memories lost in the rain When I'm gone, don't bring me flowers They'll only wilt in the rain