The Night We Called It A Day
Composer(s): Tom Adair - Matt Dennis
First release by: Jo Stafford - 1942
Covered by multiple other artists



There was a moon out in space
But a cloud drifted over its face
You kissed me and went on your way
The night we called it a day

I heard the song of the spheres 
Like a minor lament in my ears
I hadn't the heart left to pray 
The night we called it a day

Soft through the dark, the hoot of an owl in the sky
Sad though his song, no bluer was he than I
The moon went down, stars were gone
But the sun didn't rise with the dawn

There wasn't a thing left to say
The night we called it a day