The Light Will Stay On — Walkabouts, The

I go to sleep, before I go to sleep, before the devil wakes The devil wakes and I wake up, before And i wake up, before the angels take The angels take

all my worldly desires All my worldly desires all my yardsticks of fear All my yardsticks of fear

all my secrets untold All my secrets untold all my motives unclear All my motives unclear

hangin' down in the fire Hangin' down in the fire burnin' them higher Burnin' them higher won't take them away from here Won't take them away from here

and long after we're gone And long after we're gone the light will stay on The light will stay on

watched the city ... city of crows Watched the city ... city of crows watched them fly, watched Watched them fly, watched 'em all flyin' low 'em all flyin' low

out above the flood plain Out above the flood plain just above the dirt road Just above the dirt road they were hungry as winter, They were hungry as winter, hungry as us Hungry as us not afraid to be flyin', not Not afraid to be flyin', not afraid to be lost Afraid to be lost

and long after we're gone And long after we're gone the light will stay on The light will stay on

and if you bury me, add And if you bury me, add three feet to it Three feet to it one for your sorrow, two One for your sorrow, two for your sweat For your sweat three for the strange Three for the strange things we never forget Things we never forget

and long after we're gone And long after we're gone the light will stay on The light will stay on

and long after we're safe And long after we're safe the lights will not fade The lights will not fade