ABBA - The Day Before You Came Instrumental

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  • @rhianjones1319
    @rhianjones1319 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    “The Before you came is one of my favourite song by Abba”

    • @nikollo1
      @nikollo1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/ODGYSajAkP4/w-d-xo.html

  • @karleksang
    @karleksang 6 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    One of my favourite ABBA songs.This is excellent,well done.

    • @kornelius1306
      @kornelius1306  6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      all their songs are just amazing, thanks

    • @nikollo1
      @nikollo1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/ODGYSajAkP4/w-d-xo.html

  • @mpursu
    @mpursu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    WOOOW!!! I simply just CAN'T believe how wonderful may your version sound! It's much closer to the renowned ABBA style than any other covers that I've ever heard! And... we all do know that ABBA music is anything but simple, so... once again, congratulations and BIG LIKE!

  • @HarryGhall
    @HarryGhall 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you to this track. In more, I thought, how this band have create so lot of beautiful musics and songs ..

  • @rhianjones1319
    @rhianjones1319 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    “The day before you came” is one of favourite song by Abba

  • @barryhenderson6567
    @barryhenderson6567 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    This wonderful song never received the popularity it deserved Timor and this conversion to an instrumental is absolutely wonderful like the other ABBA songs you have covered,Thank you and well done..

  • @gfigueredo6108
    @gfigueredo6108 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Pretty close to the original... it shows how layered the music was and all the production work involved ... this is amazing work. Thank you !

  • @hubertthomashaderer1404
    @hubertthomashaderer1404 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Best song from Abba masterpiece

    • @alandratsab5372
      @alandratsab5372 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Absolute masterpiece. One of the greatest songs ever written. Listen to Benny Anderson’s piano version. OMG

  • @luisdebon2702
    @luisdebon2702 6 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Must have left my house at eight, because I always do
    My train, I'm certain, left the station just when it was due
    I must have read the morning paper going into town
    And having gotten through the editorial, no doubt I must have frowned
    I must have made my desk around a quarter after nine
    With letters to be read, and heaps of papers waiting to be signed
    I must have gone to lunch at half past twelve or so
    The usual place, the usual bunch
    And still on top of this I'm pretty sure it must have rained
    The day before you came
    I must have lit my seventh cigarette at half past two
    And at the time I never even noticed I was blue
    I must have kept on dragging through the business of the day
    Without really knowing anything, I hid a part of me away
    At five I must have left, there's no exception to the rule
    A matter of routine, I've done it ever since I finished school
    The train back home again
    Undoubtedly I must have read the evening paper then
    Oh yes, I'm sure my life was well within it's usual frame
    The day before you came
    Must have opened my front door at eight o'clock or so
    And stopped along the way to buy some Chinese food to go
    I'm sure I had my dinner watching something on TV
    There's not, I think, a single episode of Dallas that I didn't see
    I must have gone to bed around a quarter after ten
    I need a lot of sleep, and so I like to be in bed by then
    I must have read a while
    The latest one by Marilyn French or something in that style
    It's funny, but I had no sense of living without aim
    The day before you came
    And turning out the light
    I must have yawned and cuddled up for yet another night
    And rattling on the roof I must have heard the sound of rain
    The day before you came

    • @alexalien6708
      @alexalien6708 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Luis Debon ····>
      Thank You for the lyrics!

    • @luisdebon2702
      @luisdebon2702 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@alexalien6708 You're welcome!

    • @fabricadasmilencrencas4679
      @fabricadasmilencrencas4679 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for the lyrics. Helped me to sing the song.

    • @luisdebon2702
      @luisdebon2702 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fabricadasmilencrencas4679 My pleasure

    • @nurawis1
      @nurawis1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks, Luis

  • @ruthdilbeck2035
    @ruthdilbeck2035 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just heard the abba song and I thought that background is beautiful, so I had to look it up and it is.

  • @Pascalsmit1971
    @Pascalsmit1971 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    This is *THE* best version on the net! Magnificent job,all the synth parts are in place, the sound is generally exact like the original.
    I've been searching for this a long time! There are several instrumental versions of this on youtube, but this version is the only one worth singing to. It has the same melancholic feel as the original. A hard job very well done, huge compliments!

  • @olegchekhov4559
    @olegchekhov4559 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Вечная тема грусти проходящей жизни... ВЕЛИКАЯ ВЕЩЬ!!! ОБОЖАЮ АББУ!!!

  • @manojdissa3487
    @manojdissa3487 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow, Timur! U R Da Man! 🎶🎶🎹🎸🌹🌹🔥🔥🔥🔝💯🏆️

  • @laurentkelly150
    @laurentkelly150 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really outstanding job!

  • @MiladGhttv
    @MiladGhttv 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nicely done. 👍🏻

  • @bedicou2003
    @bedicou2003 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Simply fantastic ! Keep up the good work with the many beautiful Abba melodies !

  • @RalfAmbrosius
    @RalfAmbrosius 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    !!! F A N T A S T I C !!! work ! It's soooo close to the original, how is this possible ?! Guess you are a great musician with absolute phenomenal skills to listen AND reproduce the complicated soundstructure of ABBA. Many thanks for sharing this with us ! Can't wait for another one: Dancing Queen ? ;-)

    • @Mario-xr3jo
      @Mario-xr3jo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      While we are waiting for some more from Timur, there are some quite good versions of DANCING QUEEN available on YT with the vocals silenced digitally. They're not as good as Timur's masterpieces but still something. :)
      Greetings.

    • @nikollo1
      @nikollo1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/ODGYSajAkP4/w-d-xo.html

    • @americkecz-ld1xt
      @americkecz-ld1xt 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sorry, ABBA is not complicated soundstructure.

  • @petegtorcan
    @petegtorcan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Gorgeous! 👏👏👏

  • @barryhenderson6567
    @barryhenderson6567 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    BACH and BEETHOVEN forget about them this brilliant instrumental should be a REAL CLASSIC

  • @radekmatousek265
    @radekmatousek265 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Beautiful! ❤️❤️
    Please, don't stop to making Abba's instrumentals. ❤️

    • @kornelius1306
      @kornelius1306  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      we'll see, haha. Thanks

    • @Mario-xr3jo
      @Mario-xr3jo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@kornelius1306
      Are you too busy with other things, bro?

  • @TheMugurk
    @TheMugurk 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Bravo, Timur!

  • @alexanderwanke4753
    @alexanderwanke4753 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for the great track

  • @enriquef.r.5550
    @enriquef.r.5550 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this is one of my favorite sonhit thisg of ABBA. With this music I can play the piano together and sing too

  • @alandratsab5372
    @alandratsab5372 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great version, thank you (for the music 😆)

  • @Dkentflyer
    @Dkentflyer 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Absolutely amazing!!

  • @Mario-xr3jo
    @Mario-xr3jo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It would be wonderful if you added THAT'S ME to your amazing collection.
    Any plans to do that?
    All the best!

  • @Clavinovaman
    @Clavinovaman 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nicely done. Very well done, Timur.

  • @rdt8
    @rdt8 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I agree with everyone here - you are so incredibly talented Timur and this is the closest to the real thing that has ever been created - well done!
    Listening very closely, I am able to pin-point what I think are some of the minor differences here in your recreation vs. the original. Of course, people hear things uniquely and someone else may completely disagree with what I've picked up on. And I totally don't expect you to go back and rework this masterpiece you've obviously put a lot of great work into a year ago now :-P
    Just a few random little nuances I felt were present when I listened closely to your amazing work here:
    ● The higher-octive "wobbly" synth overlay sound (god this is going to be terribly silly and difficult to describe with my limited mastery of legit music composition terminology - I apologize in advance, lol) - the tone slides up and down (glissandos?) are slightly too smooth. The original has more of a counting effect in it (1 2 3 4, 1 2 3 4 &) - (there's a slight snap into the fluctuating tone, whereas the synth you've used is smoother/sounds a little bit more like a slide-whistle here. I think the original achieves this slightly more rigid sliding of the pitch by implementing just a tiny dash of vibrato - that might what is lacking here. The very final tone in each little synth-lick-phrase here: your synth-effect finds its final pitch resting place a little too smoothly - the original (I think because of the vibrato) doesn't quite fall into place as quickly - it wobbles, creating a little "minor"/"major"fluctuation (the effect kind of sounds like micro-digital-sampling of a reel-to-reel tape slowing down, I think). I think maybe if you layered your synth a tiny bit more that might help as well . That little flub of vibrato which I think is not quite right here, is (I think) an important element overall because all those little micro-wobbles ultimately combined help to play a major role in building/setting the overall dissonant/mysterious/gloomy mood of the whole track. I think that tiny adjustment would make a big difference here overall.
    ● The same rhythm/note as the "wobbly" synth sound mentioned above, but the octaves-down "tubular bell" sound/early-80s "bong bong" sound - yours is not quite "tubular" enough, or I guess the embouchure of the tubular bell needs to be a little bit more vertical - it needs a slight more bit of depth/resonance in it's "bong". I think the original has a bit more bass present where yours sounds a little more mid-range.
    ● The drum kit/beats - I think your snare hits are just slightly brighter and louder when compared to the original - they sound just slightly too prominent overall. However, on the little counter-time snare "fill-ins" that end each little melodic segment - I think on the original they're actually a little more prominent/brighter (there's more of a "pop," almost more of a gun-shot type snare feeling) than the ones used here in your work.
    ● I think the original just layers each instrumental "voice" a little more. There's just slightly a little more depth I think as a result, on the original..
    ● Frida's ephemeral operatic "ahhs" are critical to building the purely magical/mysterious/dissonant mood of the track - but it'd be really hard to recreate a Frida. She's just special :-P
    Those were just some of my first-take, little minute takeaway difference findings, which I then rudely shared with you, completely unsolicited 🙊😬😳🙂
    But really - you're so very talented and I'm so happy to have TH-cam black-hole-vortex stumbled upon your fine work :)

  • @mirrrrrrell
    @mirrrrrrell 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You are amazing, love your work. ❤ Also happy new year!

  • @evavlad1
    @evavlad1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you ,Timur.Great job!

  • @knaakvaak
    @knaakvaak 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow, what did you use to recreate those Yamaha CS 80 sounds?

  • @Mario-xr3jo
    @Mario-xr3jo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh dear! You're one of the very best things I have discovered since the dawn of internet. How I wish I could learn from you and be your assistant. Would you share at least some part of your passion?

  • @miiguueeelll
    @miiguueeelll 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think one song you can do is Should I laught or cry one of my favourites songs.

  • @SimplyTim_UK
    @SimplyTim_UK 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Spectacular!

  • @altuzarraok
    @altuzarraok 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    OMG!! The one I was looking for!!

  • @Mario-xr3jo
    @Mario-xr3jo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Excellent job.
    But at 0:12 and 3:05 wrong bass guitar note... :)

  • @AngelEyesAbba
    @AngelEyesAbba 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic!! Well done.

  • @pop-esum5125
    @pop-esum5125 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thank you!!! amazing! im really appreciating every detail!

  • @belmirabarros5647
    @belmirabarros5647 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Amei!

  • @ravichristian6364
    @ravichristian6364 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    nice indeed

  • @KjellChristensen__KC-MUSIC
    @KjellChristensen__KC-MUSIC 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Super rendition of this classic. Sub from me. Cheers/Kjell 🎸 👍

  • @pierremardue
    @pierremardue 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The Day Before You Came
    Am Tag bevor du kamst
    ABBA
    Ich muss mein Haus um acht verlassen haben, weil ich es immer tue
    Mein Zug, ich bin sicher, verließ den Bahnhof genau als er fällig war
    Ich muss die Morgenzeitung gelesen haben während ich in die Stadt ging
    Und während ich den Leitartikel durchgearbeitet habe, musste ich zweifellos die Stirn runzeln
    Ich muss meinen Schreibtisch vorbereitet haben gegen viertel 10
    Mit Briefen zu lesen, und Haufen von Papier die darauf warten unterschrieben zu werden
    Ich muss zum Mittag gegangen sein um halb eins oder so
    Der übliche Platz, die übliche Menschenmenge
    Und zur Krönung all dessen bin ich mir sehr sicher dass es geregnet haben muss
    Den Tag bevor du kamst
    Ich muss meine siebente Zigarette geraucht haben um halb drei
    Und zu einer Zeit die ich nicht mal bemerkte war ich kaputt
    Ich muss mich weiter durch die Probleme des Alltags geschleppt haben
    Ohne wirklich irgendetwas zu wissen, ich verberge einen Teil von mir
    Um fünf muss ich gehen sein, da gibt es keine Ausnahme von der Regel
    Eine routinemäßige Angelegenheit, ich habe es immer so gemacht seit ich die Schule verließ
    Der Zug zurück nach Hause
    Unzweifelhaft muss ich dann die Abendzeitung gelesen haben
    Oh ja, ich bin sicher dass mein Leben gut war in seinem üblichen Rahmen
    Den Tag bevor du kamst
    Ich muss meine Haustür gegen acht Uhr geöffnet haben
    Und hielt entlang des Weges an um etwas chinesisches Essen zum mitnehmen zu kaufen
    Ich bin sicher ich hatte mein Abendbrot während ich mir etwas im Fernsehen ansah
    Es gibt nicht, denke ich, eine einzelne Folge von Dallas die ich nicht gesehen habe
    Ich muss ins Bett gegangen sein ungefähr eine Viertelstunde nach zehn
    Ich brauche eine Menge an Schlaf, und so mag ich es im Bett zu sein zu dieser Zeit
    Ich muss eine Weile gelesen haben
    Das Neueste von Marylin French oder etwas in diese Art
    Es ist lustig, aber ich hatte keinen Sinn im Leben ohne ein Ziel
    Den Tag bevor du kamst
    Und während ich das Licht ausmachte
    Muss ich gegähnt und mich eingekuschelt haben für eine weitere Nacht
    Und auf das Dach prasselnd muss ich das Geräusch des Regens gehört haben
    Den Tag bevor du kamst
    _______________________________________________________________
    The Day Before You Came
    ABBA
    Must have left my house at eight, because I always do
    My train, I'm certain, left the station just when it was due
    I must have read the morning paper going into town
    And having gotten through the editorial, no doubt I must have frowned
    I must have made my desk around a quarter after nine
    With letters to be read, and heaps of papers waiting to be signed
    I must have gone to lunch at half past twelve or so
    The usual place, the usual bunch
    And still on top of this I'm pretty sure it must have rained
    The day before you came
    I must have lit my seventh cigarette at half past two
    And at the time I never even noticed I was blue
    I must have kept on dragging through the business of the day
    Without really knowing anything, I hid a part of me away
    At five I must have left, there's no exception to the rule
    A matter of routine, I've done it ever since I finished school
    The train back home again
    Undoubtedly I must have read the evening paper then
    Oh yes, I'm sure my life was well within it's usual frame
    The day before you came
    Must have opened my front door at eight o'clock or so
    And stopped along the way to buy some Chinese food to go
    I'm sure I had my dinner watching something on TV
    There's not, I think, a single episode of Dallas that I didn't see
    I must have gone to bed around a quarter after ten
    I need a lot of sleep, and so I like to be in bed by then
    I must have read a while
    The latest one by Marilyn French or something in that style
    It's funny, but I had no sense of living without aim
    The day before you came
    And turning out the light
    I must have yawned and cuddled up for yet another night
    And rattling on the roof I must have heard the sound of rain
    The day before you came

    • @charetteolga2794
      @charetteolga2794 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sehr Schön in Deutsch auch 🙂ich mag.
      Mit freundlischen Grüßen von Frankreich! Enschuldigung mein Deutsch ist nicht gut.

  • @tonatiuhiztacoyotl1106
    @tonatiuhiztacoyotl1106 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Soy el suscriptor#1,000

  • @mirkoziemens956
    @mirkoziemens956 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is Modern Talking Sound !!! Dieter the Thief

  • @cannedmusic
    @cannedmusic 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    This song is so dark, I'm shocked Bjorn hasn't taken the melody and reworked it with Halloween lyrics. I mean, they did that with Why Did It Have To Be Me.
    that aside, who else sang along with it, as it played?

    • @Mario-xr3jo
      @Mario-xr3jo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well. I played the vocals on my keyboard... :)

  • @GwaihirEye
    @GwaihirEye 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Please, if you can match that main synth tune theme sound. It's the only weak thing in arrangement. This one is just too shallow. Everything else is perfect. And above all, thank you for all you did so far.
    P.S. Would "Soldiers" be too complicated? One of the Gunnarsson's best and one of the most demanding pieces.

  • @AntonioSilva-kd4dw
    @AntonioSilva-kd4dw 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nº 1

  • @plerpplerp5599
    @plerpplerp5599 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    WOW!😁

  • @itstoaoagain
    @itstoaoagain 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I played this to my mom.. she was like "WOW"

    • @kornelius1306
      @kornelius1306  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      well, say a big thank you to your mother. Same goes to you

  • @lucasdemello
    @lucasdemello 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    perfeito

  • @theophonchana5025
    @theophonchana5025 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The Singles

  • @ethanethan2060
    @ethanethan2060 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    How long on average does it take you to finish one of these instrumentals?

  • @dimdv3858
    @dimdv3858 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Фото классное

  • @gilo7171
    @gilo7171 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sounds like Fl Studio

  • @pierremardue
    @pierremardue 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Am Tag bevor du kamst
    ABBA
    Muss mein Haus um acht verlassen haben, weil ich es immer tue
    Ich bin sicher, mein Zug hat den Bahnhof gerade verlassen, als er fällig war
    Ich muss die Morgenzeitung gelesen haben, die in die Stadt geht
    Und nachdem ich durch das Editorial gekommen bin, muss ich zweifellos die Stirn gerunzelt haben
    Ich muss meinen Schreibtisch gegen Viertel nach neun gemacht haben
    Mit zu lesenden Briefen und vielen Papieren, die darauf warten, unterschrieben zu werden
    Ich muss um halb eins zum Mittagessen gegangen sein
    Der übliche Ort, der übliche Haufen
    Und obendrein bin ich mir ziemlich sicher, dass es geregnet haben muss
    Am Tag bevor du kamst
    Ich muss meine siebte Zigarette um halb drei angezündet haben
    Und zu der Zeit habe ich noch nie bemerkt, dass ich blau bin
    Ich muss mich weiter durch das Geschäft des Tages gezogen haben
    Ohne wirklich etwas zu wissen, versteckte ich einen Teil von mir
    Um fünf muss ich gegangen sein, es gibt keine Ausnahme von der Regel
    Eine Frage der Routine, ich habe es getan, seit ich die Schule beendet habe
    Der Zug wieder nach Hause
    Zweifellos muss ich dann die Abendzeitung gelesen haben
    Oh ja, ich bin sicher, mein Leben war in seinem üblichen Rahmen
    Am Tag bevor du kamst
    Muss meine Haustür um acht Uhr oder so geöffnet haben
    Und hielt auf dem Weg an, um chinesisches Essen zum Mitnehmen zu kaufen
    Ich bin sicher, ich habe zu Abend gegessen und etwas im Fernsehen gesehen
    Ich glaube, es gibt keine einzige Episode von Dallas, die ich nicht gesehen habe
    Ich muss gegen Viertel nach zehn ins Bett gegangen sein
    Ich brauche viel Schlaf und bin bis dahin gerne im Bett
    Ich muss eine Weile gelesen haben
    Das neueste von Marilyn French oder so ähnlich
    Es ist lustig, aber ich hatte keinen Sinn, ohne Ziel zu leben
    Am Tag bevor du kamst
    Und das Licht ausschalten
    Ich muss gähnt und mich für eine weitere Nacht gekuschelt haben
    Und auf dem Dach rasselnd muss ich das Geräusch von Regen gehört haben
    Am Tag bevor du kamst

  • @pgreef6251
    @pgreef6251 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is this the real instrumental?

  • @mironstorm
    @mironstorm 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Timur Sabirov! Can I use that beackingtrack for making a full instrumental version of a song? With additional melody-vocal line and some other effects? I also make a TDBY instrumental but slower as "violin" version: th-cam.com/video/QrZzGUPsEnI/w-d-xo.html But that one is perfect, Im speechless,the best I ever heard, but I really wanted to try to mix it with some elements from my own version, so I asking for premission, thank you and greetings from Czech Republic.:))

    • @kornelius1306
      @kornelius1306  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I don't see any reasons why you can't. So, definitely go for it.

    • @mironstorm
      @mironstorm 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kornelius1306 Thanks, here it is: th-cam.com/video/2T4iTnrHTFc/w-d-xo.html

  • @camillebossard5027
    @camillebossard5027 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    fais atention dans ton bois deux femmes ont disparu dernierement beaucoup pense qu en pleine nuit elle si sont perdu ont ne sait pas se qui sait passee mais enfin moi j i vais le jour dans le bois pas la nuit et j ais wyli que peut t il m arriver

  • @neonlight294
    @neonlight294 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    COVER...NOOOOO THNX!!!

  • @fatihpir2649
    @fatihpir2649 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bu kadar kötüsü olamazdı....ABBA - The Day Before You Came Instrumental yazma bari..Kendi düzenlemem falan de

  • @leahrowden3939
    @leahrowden3939 ปีที่แล้ว

    Must have left my house at eight, because I always do
    My train, I'm certain, left the station just when it was due
    I must have read the morning paper going into town
    And having gotten through the editorial, no doubt I must have frowned
    I must have made my desk around a quarter after nine
    With letters to be read, and heaps of papers waiting to be signed
    I must have gone to lunch at half past twelve or so
    The usual place, the usual bunch
    And still on top of this I'm pretty sure it must have rained
    The day before you came
    I must have lit my seventh cigarette at half past two
    And at the time I never even noticed I was blue
    I must have kept on dragging through the business of the day
    Without really knowing anything, I hid a part of me away
    At five I must have left, there's no exception to the rule
    A matter of routine, I've done it ever since I finished school
    The train back home again
    Undoubtedly I must have read the evening paper then
    Oh yes, I'm sure my life was well within it's usual frame
    The day before you came
    Must have opened my front door at eight o'clock or so
    And stopped along the way to buy some Chinese food to go
    I'm sure I had my dinner watching something on TV
    There's not, I think, a single episode of Dallas that I didn't see
    I must have gone to bed around a quarter after ten
    I need a lot of sleep, and so I like to be in bed by then
    I must have read a while
    The latest one by Marilyn French or something in that style
    It's funny, but I had no sense of living without aim
    The day before you came
    And turning out the light
    I must have yawned and cuddled up for yet another night
    And rattling on the roof I must have heard the sound of rain
    The day before you came