News On The Hour

Sometimes in my bed at night I curse the dark and I pray for the light And sometimes, the light's no consolation Blinded by the memory Afraid of what it might do to me And the tears and the sweat Only mock my desperation Don't you know me I'm the boy next door The one you find so easy to ignore Is that what I was fightin' for Walking on a thin line Straight off the front line, labeled as freaks Loose on the streets of the city Walking on a thin line Angry all the time Take a look at my face See what it's doing to me Taught me how to shoot to kill A specialist with a deadly skill A skill I needed to have to be a survivor It's over now or so they say Well, sometimes, it don't work out that way 'Cause you're never the same When you've been under fire, no Don't you know me I'm the boy next door The one you find so easy to ignore Is that what I was fightin' for Walking on a thin line Straight off the front line, labeled as freaks Loose on the streets of the city Walking on a thin line Angry all the time Take a look at my face See what it's done to me Don't you know me I'm the boy next door The one you find so easy to ignore Is that what I was fightin' for, no Walking on a thin line Straight off the front line, labeled as freaks Loose on the streets of the city Walking on a thin line Angry all the time Take a look at my face See what it's doing to me Walking on a thin line Walking on a thin line Walking on a thin line

And on the road to East Salina And all alone we hear the news The bleeding heart that I can lean on The turning door that leads to you Who's gonna save you now Fall where you're found Who's gonna let you out When it's real? When it's real? Who's gonna hold you near Go with your fear Only the love you need Is it real? Is it real? Is it real? Tell me something I can leave on A colored heart don't need to lose A little love we made to lean on A little love to make you choose Who's gonna save you now Fall where you're found Who's gonna let you out When it's real? When it's real? Who's gonna hold you near Go with your fear Only the love you need Is it real? Is it real? Is it real? The colored heart that I believe in The open door that we have closed Who's gonna save you now? Fall where you're found Who's gonna let you out When it's real? When it's real? Who's gonna hold you near? Go with your fear Only the love you need Only the love you need Is it real?

What's news to you, it ain't news to me What's news to you What's news to you, it ain't news to me And what's blue to you, it ain't blue to me It ain't blue to me It ain't new to me Hurt me then tell me, "Man up" Hurt me then tell me, "Stand up" Ask me questions then don't care about the answers Hurt me, hurt me, oh Do you deserve me? No way But can I let you go to anybody? Never in a million (lifetimes) But my love just reached the ceiling What's news to you, it ain't news to me What's news to you What's news to you, it ain't news to me And what's blue to you, it ain't blue to me It ain't blue to me It ain't new to me Deep down, I want out Deep down, I feel tied down Sometimes it's my own Doing that makes things Come to fruition, baby Do you deserve me? No way Can I let you go to anybody Never in a million (lifetimes) But my love just reached the ceiling What's news to you, it ain't news to me What's news to you What's news to you, it ain't news to me And what's blue to you, it ain't blue to me It ain't blue to me It ain't new to me What's news to you, it ain't news to me What's news to you What's news to you, it ain't news to me And what's blue to you, it ain't blue to me It ain't blue to me It ain't new to me Used to your bad side, baby I got used to your bad side, baby I got used to your bad side, baby You got a side that nobody's seen You got a volume nobody's heard Promised me something, not with your words You told me there's nobody else But I see different And I know different I seen different I know I know I know Yeah, I know I know Used to your bad side, baby I got used to your bad side, baby I got used to your bad side, baby

When dim turns to dark I hear the sound of night Echoes of your voice Bouncing around my mind Longing for you love For your kiss so soft Craving for the time of your return Through these days, through these nights Counting hours till tomorrow When the sun come you will still be far away from me All these days and this nights Oh no I won't even try Yell in silence While the golden hour reflects through the clouds I've been down this road I know what it takes No matter what I do If you're not by my side Another day is gone I surrender to this world Craving for the time of your return Through these days, through these nights Counting hours till tomorrow When the sun come you will still be far away from me All these days and this nights Oh no I won't even try Yell in silence While the golden hour reflects through the clouds

I need Thee every hour, most gracious Lord; no tender voice like Thine can peace afford. I need Thee, o I need Thee; Every hour I need Thee! O bless me now, my savior. I come to Thee. I need Thee every hour, Stay Thou near by; Temptations lose their power When Thou art night. I need Thee every hour, In joy or pain; Come quickly, and abide, Or life is vain. I need Thee every hour, Teach me Thy will, And Thy rich promises In me fulfill.

I kneel and wait in silence As one by one the people slip away Into the night The quiet and empty bodies Kiss the ground before they pray Kiss the ground And slip away I sit and listen dreamlessly A promise of salvation makes me stay Then look at your face And feel my heart pushed in As all around the children play The games they tired of yesterday They play They play I stand and hear my voice cry out A wordless scream at ancient power It breaks against stone I softly leave you crying I cannot hold what you devour The sacrifice of penance In the holy hour