Michael Martin Murphey - Face to Face with the Night lyrics

You know you never can out-race All the mistakes that you've left scattered They'll blow back in your face Until the teardrops string your eyes The worst mistake I ever made Was thinkin' that it didn't matter That I could let the memories fade And cover up my alibis Now it's no use to pretend To try to lose myself in small talk I just can't go back in To the laughter and the light Tonight there's something in the wind That makes me want to hit the sidewalk And go face-to-face with the night. Try to hide out in the crowd While that old jukebox keeps on moaning But it don't matter just how loud It can't drown out every sound Mistakes down in my mind Confessions that I've been postponing Hearts I've broken and let down I've got to face them all sometime.