[Verse 1]
It is the evening of the day
I sit and watch the children play
Smiling faces I can see, but not for me
I sit and watch as tears go by

[Verse 2]
My riches can't buy everything
I want to hear the children sing
All I hear is the sound
Of rain falling on the ground
I sit and watch as tears go by

[Verse 3]
It is the evening of the day (It is the evening of the day)
I sit and watch the children play (I sit and watch the children play)
Doing things I used to do, they think are new
I sit and watch as tears go by
I sit and watch as tears go by
As tears go by