Lately I been wastin' this hard hard life. Seems like nothin' ever turns out right. The day's too short the nights too long. Meet you in the middle if it turns out wrong. Johnny got a job but it ain't no good. Nickels and dimes you know he never could. Seem to make it clean I'm tellin' you. When the devil got your soul. There ain't much you can do. Now he prays for a light in the dark. To Lift `Em On Up (Lift `Em On Up). An' he swears with his hand on his heart. To Lift `Em On Up (Lift `Em On Up). You can tear the night down. And turn it inside out. Johnny looks around but all he sees. Is a tired old city livin' on its knees. Blue jean faces fadin' fast. Backs are breaking but the hard times last. Now he prays for a light in the dark. To Lift `Em On Up (Lift `Em On Up). An' he swears with his hand on his heart. To Lift `Em On Up (Lift `Em On Up). You can tear the night down. And turn it inside out. You can tear the night down. Yesterdays....Johnny (Johnny Johnny). Johnny and me used to have a dream. If ya ran real fast it'd set you free. So we kept on running but our legs got tired. And the dream just kinda faded when the spirit died - Hey. To Lift `Em On Up Lift `Em On Up. Now he prays for a light in the dark. To Lift `Em On Up (Lift `Em On Up). An' he swears with his hand on his heart. To Lift `Em On Up (Lift `Em On Up). You can tear the night down you can tear the night down. You can tear the night down and turn it inside out. To Lift `Em On Up Lift `Em On Up Lift `Em On Up Lift `Em On Up. From the album "Wide Awake In Dreamland".