The sun is fading o'er the hills Like the sugar on your tongue The nightwings fly, the baby Christ Now that the day is done Shadows of a lifetime Spill across the sky I turn to you and hold you tight Tonight's the night we die My love, my life so long we stood Together you and I But now it's time for us to leave Tonight's the night we die Tonight's the night we die Tonight's the night we die I can hear the siren It wanders through the firs It's somewhere deep beneath the gra** A cemetery stirs Shadows of a lifetime Spill across the sky I turn to you and hold you tight Tonight's the night we die A place of calm, a place of peace As we go by and by I pull you close, it's time to go Tonight's the night we die The first and last, all things must pa** I'm glad you're coming with me We've been together for so long I hope you will forgive me I hope you will forgive me I hope you will forgive me