Before First Light

(album: On A Storyteller's Night - 1985)

Every step I take along the way
Every hour of every single day
You don't listen to a word I say
I stand patiently waiting here

You left a message on the nearest wall
Just the same as all the ones before
I don't believe it when you write you'll call
I stand patiently waiting here

I want you here
To help me through the night
Want you, my dear
Don't leave before first light
I want you here
To help me through the night

Every step I take along the way
Every hour of every single day
You don't listen to a word I say
I stand patiently waiting here

You left a message on the nearest wall
Just the same as all the ones before
I don't believe it when you write you'll call
I stand patiently waiting here

I want you here
To help me through the night
Want you, my dear
Don't leave before first light
I want you here
To help me through the night

I want you here
To help me through the night
Want you, my dear
Don't leave before first light
I want you here
To help me through the night
Through the night
I want you by my side tonight, baby