Turn Out the Lights - Robert Ealey

Can someone turn out the lights? I'm not so sure everybody's seeing right Can someone turn out the lights? I'm not so sure everybody's seeing right Even in the way you try We can see that your make up was running late last night Has it been a while? Since you laid beside each other and watched the walls fall down It's just a smiling crime Everybody's got a little ugly hanging around So why don't you come down? Sometimes you need a friend so you can see it right In the best of times In the best of times In the best of times Doesn't mean that you can't change your mind Meant the world to me that you took the time So we rise So we rise So we rise Into the arms of a gentle breeze So we rise And carry each other with some love sometimes So we rise Don't you know we were all born a little blind? So we rise Sometimes you need a friend so you can see it right So we rise Don't you know? It's just the skin we were born in So we rise So we rise

Yeah, yeah Shut up, I can't stand another word, another lie Four years you've been banging on and on, I don't know why You're the keepers of the keys, 'cause we trusted you to know Then you turn around and ask us, "Which way should I go?" Just like thieves that got your fingers in the till Nobody's watching as we're sliding down the hill Last one out, turn off the lights (alright) Last one out, turn off the lights (hey, yeah) Last one out, turn off the lights Turn off the lights Who said there'll be everything we need to make it right You promise us the moon and stars if we only cut the ties Why can't you appraise the fact that you might have got it wrong? We've been running round and round and round this place so long Across the other side, they're sitting on the fence Where are the leaders, there's no one talking sense Last one out, turn off the lights Last one out, turn off the lights Last one out, turn off the lights Turn off the lights Last one out, turn off the lights Last one out, turn off the lights (hey, yeah) Last one out, turn off the lights Turn off the lights This land is broken down (all broken down) Torn apart by ignorance Why don't we take the last plane out? (the last plane out) And fly away Across the other, they're sitting on the fence Where are the leaders, there's no one talking sense Last one out, turn off the lights Last one out, turn off the lights Last one out, turn off the lights Turn off the lights Last one out, turn off the lights Last one out, turn off the lights (no, no, no) Last one out, turn off the lights (alright) Turn off the lights Last one out, turn off the lights (yeah, yeah) Last one out, turn off the lights (whoa, oh-oh) Last one out, turn off the lights Mmm, turn off the lights Last one out, turn off the lights (oh, yeah) Last one out, turn off the lights Last one out, turn off the lights Mmm, turn off the lights

Same old blues comin' 'round again Every night about this time Callin' me like a long-lost friend When I turn out my lights I can see you in my dreams Every time I close my eyes Just like I knew you'd be to Get me through the night I can feel the darkness fall Like the rain against the wind blows I can hear your memory like a Dream outside my window Even though I know you're gone I don't have to be alone now You're here with me every night When I turn out my lights When I turn out my lights tonight And look into your eyes I know it's gonna be all right When I turn out my lights And so, same old blues comin' 'round again Every night about this time Callin' me like a long-lost friend When I turn out my lights

Your bags out on the bed Your closet's all cleared out You say you're goin' to Jacksonville 'Cause our love's all worn out You're searching in my eyes To try and find a tear But the well of my forgiveness Has dried up with the years You might still look pretty In that lacey little dress But I think you've got your signals crossed If you think that I'm a mess I ain't gonna die, I ain't gonna cry I won't wear my heart out on my sleeve You can take the car, but you won't break my heart Oh and darlin' turn the lights out when you leave I ain't gonna shake, I ain't gonna break I ain't gonna fall down on my knees So if everything's been said I'm heading back to bed Oh and darlin' turn the lights out when you leave It's like a prime time movie You play the part so well You do believe you're Heaven sent And livin' here is hell I hear it's hot in Florida And it's raining here tonight But the sun's gonna shine tomorrow And I'm gonna do alright You might still look pretty In that lacey little dress But I think you've got your signals crossed If you think that I'm a mess I ain't gonna die, I ain't gonna cry I won't wear my heart out on my sleeve You can take the car, but you won't break my heart Oh and darlin' turn the lights out when you leave I ain't gonna shake, I ain't gonna break I ain't gonna fall down on my knees So if everything's been said I'm heading back to bed Oh and darlin' turn the lights out when you leave (Instrumental) You might still look pretty In that lacey little dress But I think you've got your signals crossed If you think that I'm a mess I ain't gonna die, I ain't gonna cry I won't wear my heart out on my sleeve You can take the car, but you won't break my heart Oh and darlin' turn the lights out when you leave I ain't gonna shake, I ain't gonna break I ain't gonna fall down on my knees So if everything's been said I'm heading back to bed Oh and darlin' turn the lights out when you leave So if everything's been said I'm heading back to bed And darlin' turn the lights out when you leave