Time to wake up, the dream disappears,
In the dream you laughed, that's all I remember
On the other side of the wall I hear a woman asking
"Which one of us wanted this life?"
The sound of a train leaving the station
Fourteen lamps along the sidewalk
In the hallway a boy grabs her mother's coat-tails
"Is dad in heaven, like they said?"
There's a light in you, there's a night in you,
You have a tough heart that beats
Tirelessly striking sparks into the wind
To light the road
The upstairs has been empty for a long time
The letters pile up in the dust and shadows
The rising voices of children playing in the courtyard
The earth is panting, brooding a storm
There's a light in you, there's a night in you,
You have a tough heart that beats
Tirelessly striking sparks into the wind
To light the road
The rain came flooding over the bus stop
You're a miracle, you're great after all
You have the air and the ability to breath
There's a dove on your shoulder, though you can't see
There's a light in you, there's a night in you,
You have a tough heart that beats
Tirelessly striking sparks into the wind
To light the road
There's a light in you, there's a night in you,
You have a tough heart that beats
Tirelessly striking sparks into the wind
To light the road
There's a light in you, there's a night in you,
You have a tough heart that beats
Tirelessly striking sparks into the wind
To light the road