I can't bear the thought of ever going back My head was full of nails my heart was broke and black I never understood that glimmering you chased I found it useless so i turned and walked away Where were you when the sun went down Where were you when that sense of loss left town I don't care if you're worried now It's too late The wind blew through the square last night like haunted souls Flags were snapping hard and rattling their poles I drove down third street and it felt like i was gone The ghosts of things we said were smoking on the lawn Where were you when the sun went down Where were you when all that hope left town I don't care if you want me now It's too late It's too late And so it goes Watch it go Watch it go And you won't know Until you know I hold no grudge no more though i did for a couple of years The hate you harbor only welcomes what you fear I wrote this song while the sun fell behind the hill The stars look cold but there's a warm light on the sill Where were you when the sun went down Where were you when that sense of loss left town I don't care if you want me now It's too late It's too late