I turn on the hallway light

I am up again at night

I've got my window seat

Got a light that shines down to the street



In the day I think I can

But at night I think again

Got these worries on my mind

And I'll organize them one more time.



And if I hold the night so still

I know I'll be alright until

the morning



Oh, the darkness makes me smaller

and the world seems that much taller

Sometimes I worry I'll get what I hoped

and I'll have to stand up and sing the songs I wrote



But if I hold the night so still

I know I'll be alright until

the morning



Oh, a walk would do me good

But I don't trust the neighborhood

I could call my West Coast friends

and say "hey, I'm up again"



I let my mind run through the house

Pretty soon I'm tired out

Empty my pockets, take off my shoes

In sleep I will join you.



Can you hold the night this still

so I will be alright until

the morning