I’m dropping out said the thin man to his lady
I’m moving on said the lady to her man
Time uses up the vision and the headline
Old stories never make the front page again

Bleak hot night in the downtown of your senses
Your dreams they only mock you to your face
Prayers to you were always so expensive
Like money that you lose and can’t replace

The fire of anger – it burns only the angry
And I smell smoke comin’ from that house
Only a miracle could keep you with us
And only pride could keep you out

Everyone… is stuck on tomorrow
While today slips away
And if you want to take tomorrow
Oh… you gotta take today

Broken down alleys… trash can vallys
Yesterday’s rush – tomorrow’s blush
No matter how you try… all you do is sigh
Wish I’d never gone around that detour

I wanna feel something special
One hundred times over
Open up my eyes Lord, open up my eyes
You cannot hold it in your hands man
It’s gotta come from the inside

Ain’t in the voices coming from all sides
Ain’t on your doorstep wrapped in a paper
You cannot find it in a ticket stub
You cannot find it in a night club
You cannot find it in a dollar bill
Or even under your window sill

The day you were born you were looking for hope
You looked everywhere but the end of your rope
The day you were born you were looking for hope
You looked everywhere but the end of your rope

If you think you’re too old, too blind, too dumb
Down goes the day along with the sun…

Down… goes the day
Down… goes the day