Goin' Blind

The spotlight ain't treating me well
It gets up in my face, can't see nothing else
I start losing my place, keeps ringing my bell
Till I can't leave the stage without somebody's help, or I'll fall

Been getting worse every night
Like a big puff of smoke slowly covering my eyes
Screwing up my head's got me squinting all the time
The people I know are getting hard to recognize, and I'm scared

I'm going blind
I bet you didn't notice
Going blind
Hardly anybody knows, yeah
My wife and my kids
Some family and friends
The ones that drive me round
And hold the lamps that guide me in
Going blind

I'm too young for feeling so elderly
Will somebody please come and read this to me?
I'm going everywhere in the passenger seat
Tell me what kind of man can't get his kids from point A to B?

I'm going blind
Like I might not see ya later
I'm going blind
Asking everyone for favors
I don't know where I'd be
Without my family and friends
The ones that drive me round
And hold the lamps that guide me in

They've been tryna keep me optimistic
"Surely the doctors are gonna fix it"
And even if they don't, hey, it'll be alright
But I've had trouble with the bright side

Going blind
I've had to really think it over
Going blind
Oh, it's nearly scared me sober
I've been leaning on the Lord
My family and friends
The ones that drive me round
And hold the lamps that guide me in

Going blind
Brought the heart back into focus
I'm going blind
So much love I'd failed to notice
Going blind, mmh-hm-hm