Lyrics

Down another wasted way
Neon buzzin’ through the rain
Lookin’ for the blues tonight
Tryin’ to forget old days

Every barstool’s got a story
And this one’s got mine
Staring at the far side of yesterday
Wondering how it slipped away

We said forever like we meant it
Like time was on our side
Now it’s last call and broken silence
Between your heart and mine

We were livin’ on dreams and promises
Chasin’ things we couldn’t keep
Thought the world was waitin’ on us
Now it feels so small and cheap

We had our moments
We had our time
Now all that’s left of you and me
Are forgotten dreams and promises

Now we’re sittin’ here alone again
Drownin’ out the ghosts we know
Talkin’ ‘bout tomorrow
But hopin’ it won’t show

Every word we never took back
Still hangin’ out in the air
Funny how the things we didn’t say
Are the ones still standin’ there

If we had it all to do over
I don’t know where we’d start
Some mistakes don’t need repeating
They already broke our hearts

We were livin’ on dreams and promises
Chasin’ things we couldn’t keep
Thought the world was waitin’ on us
Now it feels so small and cheap

We had our moments
We had our time
Now all that’s left of you and me
Are forgotten dreams and promises

If love was just enough to save us
We’d still be holdin’ on
But hope doesn’t always keep its word
When the feelin’s gone

We were livin’ on dreams and promises
Sayin’ words we meant back then
Now the past plays soft and on
Like a sad old country song again

We had our moments
Under that old neon sign
Now all that’s left of you and me
Are forgotten dreams and promises

Just forgotten dreams… and promises.

© 2025 Words and Music by William Fred Thompson