I knew a man he lived in fear It was huge, it was angry, it was drawing near Behind his house, a secret place Was the shadow of the demon he could never face
He built a wall of steel and flame And men with guns, to keep it tame Then standing back, he made it plain That the nightmare would never ever rise again But the fear and the fire and the guns remain
It doesn't matter now It's over anyhow He tells the world that it's sleeping But as the night came 'round I heard its lonely sound It wasn't roaring, it was weeping It wasn't roaring, it was weeping
And then one day the neighbours came They were curious to know about the smoke and flame They stood around outside the wall But of course there was nothing to be heard at all "My friends", he said, "We've reached our goal The threat is under firm control As long as peace and order reign I'll be damned if I can see a reason to explain Why the fear and the fire and the guns remain"
It doesn't matter now It's over anyhow He tells the world that it's sleeping But as the night came 'round I heard its lonely sound It wasn't roaring, it was weeping It wasn't roaring, it was weeping
It doesn't matter now It's over anyhow He tells the world that it's sleeping But as the night came 'round I heard its lonely sound It wasn't roaring, it was weeping It wasn't roaring, it was weeping
This old house is falling down around my ears I'm drowning in a river of my tears When all my will is gone you hold me sway I need you at the dimming of the day
You pull me like the moon pulls on the tide You know just where I keep my better side
What days have come to keep us far apart A broken promise or a broken heart Now all the bonnie birds have wheeled away I need you at the dimming of the day
Come the night you're only what I want Come the night you could be my confident
I see you on the street in company Why don't you come and ease your mind with me I'm living for the night we steal away I need you at the dimming of the day I need you at the dimming of the day