The Sad Cafe
Composer(s): Joe Walsh - Glenn Frey - Don Henley - J.D. Souther
First release by: Eagles - 1979
Covered by multiple other artists



Out in the shiny night, the rain was softly falling
The tracks that ran down the boulevard had all been washed away
Out of the silver light, the past came softly calling
And I remember the times we spent inside the Sad Cafe
Oh, it seemed like a holy place protected by amazing grace
And we would sing right out loud, the things we could not say
We thought we could change this world with words like "love" and "freedom"
We were part of the lonely crowd
Inside the Sad Cafe
Oh, expecting to fly
we would meet on that shore in the sweet by and by
Some of their dreams came true
some just passed away
And some of the stayed behind inside the Sad Cafe
The clouds rolled in and hid that shore
Now that Glory Train, it don't stop here no more
Now I look at the years gone by
and wonder at the powers that be
I don't know why fortune smiles on some and let's the rest go free
Maybe the time has drawn the faces I recall
But things in this life change very slowly
if they ever change at all
There's no use in asking why
it just turned out that way
So meet me at midnight baby inside the Sad Cafe
Why don't you meet me at midnight baby
inside the Sad Cafe