in my hour of darkness, in my time of need

oh, Lord grant me vision, oh, Lord grant me speed

once I knew a young man

went driving through the night

miles and miles without a word

with just his high-beam lights

who'd have ever though they'd build

such a deadly Denver bend

to be so strong, to take so long as

it would till the end

in my hour of darkness, in my time of need

oh, Lord grant me vision, oh, Lord grant me speed

another young man safely strummed his

silver string guitar

and he played to people everywhere

some say he was a star

but he was just a country boy

his simple songs confess

and the music he had in him so very few possess

in my hour of darkness, in my time of need

oh, Lord grant me vision, oh, Lord grant me speed

then there was an old man, kind and wise with age

and he read me just like a book and he

never missed a page

and I loved him like my father

and I loved him like my friend

and I knew his time would shortly come

but I did not know just when

in my hour of darkness, in my time of need

oh, Lord grant me vision, oh, Lord grant me speed

oh, Lord grant me vision, oh, Lord grant me speed