I won't go into the light, into the light
How grand the world would be if it was forever night
You can have a day
Travel far away
If then there you'll stay it would all be alright
Keep me in the shadows
Keep me from the gallows
If I break these chains the night can set me free
And I am now a changed man
I want to see my friends again
Just to keep ol' mister sunshine off of me
I stand upon the land and look at the sea
Nothin' but the wind, the water, and me
The moon is just a clown
Whose eyes have been cast down
He's lookin' all around for what to believe
Keep me in the shadows
Keep me from the gallows
If I break these chains the night can set me free
And I am now a changed man
I want to see my friends again
Just to keep ol' mister sunshine off of me
You should have heard me cryin' baby
(Cryin' baby)
As the sunlight poured into my eyes
(Well it poured, well it poured right into my eyes)
Time is gone, there's nothin' left to save me
(Nothin' left to save me)
The night is gone, the sun is on the rise
Keep me in the shadows
Keep me from the gallows
If I break these chains the night can set me free
And I am now a changed man
I want to see my friends again
Just to keep ol' mister sunshine off of me
Just to keep ol' mister sunshine off of me