Richard Shindell - The last fare of the day

I saw them standing in the ^Drain ^Em Out on 7th Ave^Cnue He held her ^Gclose, like she might ^Dfall If he let ^Cgo

He helped her ^Gin, he shut the ^Ddoor And our ^Emeyes met in the ^Cmirror "To Engle^Gwood, just take it ^Dslow" Was all he ^Gsaid ^{C G}

Into the ^Cstream, we pulled a^Emway I know it ^Dwell, this old bal^Clet Finding the flow, minding the ^Emsway Catching ^Ggreen lights all the ^Cway

Up Amster^Gdam, the meter ^Ddark ^Em I turned off the radi^Co She whispered, "^GThanks, I could not ^Dbear Another ^Cword."^{G C}

Out on the ^Gbridge, the traffic ^Dslowed ^Em The brake-lights and the ^Cwash Of all those ^Gtruckers heading ^Dsouth On Ninety-^GFive ^{C G}

Across the ^CStrand, we pulled a^Emway I know it ^Dwell, this old bal^Clet Finding the flow, minding the ^Emsway Catching ^Ggreen lights all the ^Cway I brought them ^Dhome, I brought them ^Emhome__^C_ I brought them ^Ghome in that ^Dcruel, cruel ^Grain

And now it's ^Gspring, and where's the ^Drain? ^Em All the wells are running ^Cdry And the ^Greservoirs have ^Dreached An all-time ^Clow

And if this ^Gred light ever ^Dturns ^Em If I can make it through the ^Cpark I'll head up^Gtown for the ^Dlast Fare of the ^Gday ^{C G}

And turn it ^Cdoes, I pull a^Emway I know it ^Dwell, this old bal^Clet Finding the flow, minding the ^Emsway Catching ^Ggreen lights all the ^Cway

And there they ^Gare, outside St. ^DLuke's ^Em With their flowers and bal^Cloons All a^Gmazement at the ^Dbaby In her ^Carms

As Amster^Gdam makes us a ^Dplace ^Em I ask about her ^Cname We all ^Glaugh when he says, "^DHope" And she says, "^GGrace"

And then it ^Cstarts, the heavens ^Emgive I know it ^Dwell, this old bal^Clet Finding the flow, minding the ^Emsway Catching ^Ggreen lights all the ^Cway I brought them ^Dhome, I brought them ^Emhome__^C_ I brought them ^Ghome in that ^Dsweet, sweet ^Emrain ^{D C} I brought them ^Ghome in that ^Dsweet, sweet ^Grain ^{C G}