They sit and wait Waiting for the light to fade away Perhaps to rise another day To sit and wait Another month another year And still be here The same old place the same old chair Every day is much the same It only changes name They sit and wait There was a time When hope was in their hearts And drove them on There was a time to carry on This was their time For they were young and unafraid And plans were made Before the flowers came to fade But those days have passed away And they just look at you and say There was a time Oh how they danced They all remember clear How they danced They danced with ribbons in their hair And how they sang When wedding bells were rung and sung again For they were busy being young And when they close their eyes it seems They're still dancing in their dreams How they danced