A little girl sits in her new dress Alone on the cold concrete front steps And cries to herself wondering when Or if she'll ever see her father again A tired man lays wondering why His family sits scattered outside And as they all smile and converse This man slowly slips away from this world Why don't we try harder than last time To dry our eyes and smile? Someday Oh, I'll make time Yeah, maybe But not tonight I'm trying As hard as I can to believe you Don't lie A killer without a conscience cries Alone in his cold bedroom at night Perpetually asking, "Why, oh, why am I so lonely?" While he sharpens his knives Why don't we try harder than last time To dry our eyes and smile? Someday Oh, I'll make time Yeah, maybe But not tonight I'm trying As hard as I can to believe you Don't lie You don't (you don't)get it This is it Your last chance to dance, whoa You don't get it, no A father who left his daughter sighs And slowly exhales for the last time Someday Oh, I'll make time Yeah, maybe But not tonight I'm trying As hard as I can to believe you Don't lie Someday Oh, I'll make time Yeah, maybe But not tonight I'm trying As hard as I can to believe you Don't lie