Blue Rodeo - One More Night lyrics

He came into the world with his eyes wide open Knew what it was all about He grew into a man that the sun just followed Knew himself inside out We'd watch him go to work each day Come back underneath the moonlit night We'd hear them laughing talking always Safe behind the walls Nobody knew too much about them They never even answered calls Well his wife was small and pretty Like a shell illuminated by the light Well I know there is a plan But at least from where I stand I would love to take the place of that man For just one night Sometimes situations seem Too perfect to be true People talk and shake their heads The way that people do You know that small towns show no mercy And they see their envy in a different light I woke up late to a big commotion Wondering what it all was for Voices screaming in the darkness Fire and smoke next door There was someone lying on the lawn and Someone trapped behind the firelight What could we say As we watched life slip away There was nothing we could do to make it right Not on that night Ah leave me here he said Stretched out on the lawn I don't think anybody's gonna miss me when I'm gone Life is my enemy It took my very best Left me here to cast away The shadows and sort through the mess Struggle to get by with all my might For one more night We'd see him out walking in the streets With nothing in his eyes People would stop and say hello He'd always act surprised Well he'd jump back kind of nervous Like a boxer who'd rather walk away than fight Just like autumn thunderstorms We knew the day would come When they talked about it later No one even knew he had a gun Well they found him with a picture Of his wife beside him such a peaceful sight And if God is looking down On this little life we've found I say you pushed that man until he couldn't fight Not one more night Leave me here Stretched out on the lawn I don't think anybody's gonna miss me when I'm gone Life is my enemy It took my very best Left me here to cast away the shadows And sort through the mess Struggle to get by with all my might Oh for one more night Oh one more night No, not one more night