This is the way we walk   This is how we walk   At closing time   These are the songs we sing   These are our songs   At closing time   And in the clear   Of this sweet moonshine   We`ll walk back   To where we started   On our own again      This is my favourite time   Drink up now and move outside   It`s closing time   My most favourite lips   Are on the girls that I kissed   At closing time   And in the clear of dear sweet moonshine   We`ll walk back   To where we started   On our own again      When all the people are just   Shuffling home   When all the saddest things are   Said and done   And all the words are brighter   In the happy light of   Closing time      We took the shortcut home   Over the wood slat bridge   And stood and gazed and wished   Till all the clouds   Had vanished   Nothing could be missed   And only the river passed   And there at the back of eleven   In the late summer night   A leaf landed soft   Soft soft soft   And sorrowful   And your belly was warm   As the day was long   And night came upon us   So fast      Would you be poor   Not to be sure   That everything lasts for ever   Some things don`t get better   Till you`re on your own again      CHORUS         We took the shortcut home   Over the wood slat bridge   And stood and stared and wished   Till all the clouds   Had vanished   Nothing could be missed         And only the river passed   And there at the back of eleven   A leaf landed soft and sorrowful   And your belly was warm   And the day was long   And night came upon us         So fast   So fast   Came so fast   Came so fast   Came so fast   And all we said         Da da do do   All we said was   All we said was   Was da da do do   Was da da do do   Da da do do         And all we said   Do do   Do do   Do do