(Ray Davies)<br />
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I just had a really bad fall<br />
And this time it was harder to get up than before<br />
I shouted to the heavens and a vision appeared<br />
I cried out "Can you help?", it replied "Not at all"<br />
<br />
After the fall is over<br />
You'll be on your own<br />
After the fall is over<br />
<br />
There'll be wrecks to clear in this war zone<br />
There'll be much to clean and time to atone<br />
But while it's dark you can shelter here<br />
In the bleak midwinter when you're feeling the fear<br />
Ah, but when the mist clears, the sun will shine again<br />
<br />
A life's gotta have direction<br />
After the deals are done<br />
You gotta ask the question<br />
<br />
Ask yourself why you go through it all<br />
When morality kicks in, who will catch you when you fall<br />
I'm a sinner waiting at the traveler's rest<br />
Seeking refuge from the storm, and I'm a grateful guest<br />
And a profit cries out in high platitudes<br />
I smile and say, "Hey, I was just passing through"<br />
And an angel cries, "Wait, we'll tell you when to move"<br />
Even at the gates of Heaven I'll be waiting in a queue<br />
<br />
Seems like I'm falling upwards<br />
Into the great white blue<br />
And all my imperfections<br />
<br />
You can learn your lines and fabricate a show<br />
But the way we come in, yeah, that's the way we're gonna go<br />
We cheat and lie to conquer our fears<br />
We can put on a smile just to cover up the tears<br />
Ah, but when the mist clears, the sun will shine again<br />
<br />
After the fall (after the fall is over)<br />
There'll be a better day<br />
After the fall is over<br />
<br />
So I fell on my arse, now I'm feeling the pain<br />
But the feeling will pass and so will the shame<br />
The bigger the ego, the bigger the fall<br />
When your reputation counts for nothing at all<br />
Ah, but when the mist clears, the sun will shine again<br />
<br />
I will greet you when the sun shines again<br />
After the fall (after the fall is over)<br />
There'll be a better day<br />
After the fall is over