Famous Last Words

Sitting here in Avalon

Looking at the pouring rain

The summertime has come and gone

And everybody's home again

Closing down for the season

I found the last of the souvenirs

I can still taste the wedding cake

And it's sweet after all these years

These are the last words I have to say

That's why it took so long to write

There will be other words some other day

But that's the story of my life

Comfort in my coffee cup

The apples in the early fall

They're pulling all the moorings up

And gathering at the legion hall

Swept away all the streamers after the labor day parade

There's nothing left for a dreamer, now

Only one final serenade

And these are the last words I have to say

Before another age goes by

With all those other songs I'll have to play

But that's the story of my life

And it's so clear standing here where I am

Ain't that what justice is for?

And frankly my dear, I don't give a damn anymore

Hey, yeah

Stack the chairs on the tabletops

Hang the sheets on the chandeliers

It slows down but it never stops

Ain't it sweet after all these years?

And these are the last words I have to say

It's always hard to say goodbye, hey oh oh

But now it's time to put this book away

Then that's the story of my life

Hey, oh, oh, oh

These are the last words I have to say

That's why it took so long to write

There will be other words some other day

Ain't that the story of my life?

Hey, oh, oh, oh

These are the last words I have to say

Before another age goes by

With all those other songs I'll have to play

Ain't that the story of my life?