William rose through the Tennessee mud like a savior
And moved up here late last year
But lately he's had such erratic behavior
But nobody wanted to interfere
He got himself a gun down at Nick's Pawn
And went to Rick's for a drink
He was talking to the statue on St. Joseph's front lawn
And nobody knew what to think
He said he was fl at broke as he lit up a smoke
He said it's such a long way down
Nobody ever listened to him when he spoke
He said they think I'm just a clown
William with a .357
In the town of Black River Falls
Said I'll carve my own way to heaven
In the darkest night of all
Now Martha, I swear, I know what you're thinking
Can't say I disagree
I never would have thought this ship would be sinking
I could tell by the way that you look at me
The pestilent fear still sings in your ear
The crippling songs of the weak
You think that I abuse and I always lose
The things that you knew I couldn't keep
Do you hear the sound of angels
Martha for you I will crawl
Jesus I can't seem to fi nd you here
In the darkest night of all
In the darkest night of all
Know the sun never rises when you're wearing
Disguises
It seems like it stays dark for days
And weakened we walk into our compromises
Right into a brand new malaise
And the bridges are burning from lack of discerning
Till the day they fall from the sky
And maybe these wheels weren't meant for turning
Each day I feel another part of you die
I just don't know what we've been doing
I don't know if I can climb this wall
Every road just seems to lead to ruin
In the darkest night of all
Do you hear the sounds of angels
For to fi nd you I will crawl
Jesus tell me how I got here
In the darkest night of all
Do you hear the sounds of angels
Read the prayers written on your wall
Jesus tell me how we got here
On the darkest night of all
On the darkest night of all