She got the job in LA
And there's so much that he had to say
Still only silence

Then the moment slipped away
She took the red eye out of Baltimore
And the irony is hard to ignore

Life's full of goodbyes
To the ones we're living for


And she calls to say hello
Every now and then
And in between he does the best he can

If she's happy he'll survive
But it's cold here
When the sun goes down


He drives a cab in DC
Trying t make ends meet

He says he still misses her
As regret rolls down his cheek
Then he turns on my street


And she calls to say hello
Every now and then

And in between he does the best he can
If she's happy he'll survive
But it's lonely

When the sun goes down
When the sun goes down


She'll leave a message on the phone every father's day
And for a while it helps to ease the pain
He'll pray to Jesus now and then and keep hoping

'Till the sun goes down

And someone calls to say hello every now and then

And in between we do the best we can
We keep believing through the fog
That we'll see clear

When the sun goes down
When the sun goes down
When the sun goes down


She got the job in LA