I take my hopes out to sea at night
And the stars all tag along
I can see you falling through my dreams
In the night before the dawn

I'm holding on to some hopeless dream
When I know that you are gone
But I can feel your love holding me
In the night before the dawn

Then the sunlight comes to close my eyes
And the birds sing their song
But I’ve never seen the world so bright
As the night before the dawn

There are days when I could live or die
When I'm barely hanging on
Knowing you will never lie with me
In the night before the dawn

I see the beauty in the darkest night
In the cold, collected calm
And I see your face looking into mine
The night before the dawn
Yes I see your face looking into mine
The night before the dawn