Like the last red rose of summer Bending in the autumn wind I know I'm holding on to something coming to an end I could turn the clock back every hour But as sure as rivers run No matter what I do tonight tomorrow's gonna come Tomorrow I know she'll be gone And though I hate to see the dawn There's no way to stop the rising sun I'll paint all the windows black And try to hold the daylight back But no matter what I do tonight Tomorrow's gonna come If I were our loves playwright I could add page after page Never let the final curtain fall upon the stage But the world keeps spinning round and round And as long as that goes on No matter what I do tonight tomorrow's gonna come Tomorrow I know she'll be gone And though I hate to see the dawn There's no way to stop the rising sun I'll paint all the windows black And try to hold the daylight back But no matter what I do tonight Tomorrow's gonna come No matter what I do tonight Tomorrow's gonna come