Janis Ian - Tea and Sympathy lyrics

I don't want to ride the milk train any more
I'll go to bed at nine
And waken with the dawn
And lunch at half past noon
Dinner prompt at five
The comfort of a few old
Friends long past their prime

Pass the tea and sympathy
For the good ol' days long gone
We'll drink a toast to those who most
Believe in what they've won
It's a long, long time 'til morning
Plays wasted on the dawn
I'll not write another line
For my true love is gone

When the guests have done I'll
Tidy up the rooms
I'll turn the covers down in
Gazing at the moon i'll pray to go quite mad
And live in long ago
When you and I were one, so very long ago

Pass the tea and sympathy
For the good ol' days long gone
Let's drink a toast to those who most
Believe in what they've won
It's a long, long time 'til morning
Plays wasted on the dawn
I'll not write another line
For my true love is gone

When I have no dreams to give you any more
I'll light a blazing fire and
Wait within the door and throw my life away
"I wonder why?" they all will say
Now I lay me down to sleep forever and a day

Pass the tea and sympathy
For the good ol' days are dead
Let's drink a toast to those who best
Survived the life they've led
It's a long, long time 'til morning
So build your fires high
Now I lay me down to sleep
Forever by your side