Who knew the choice That he would make In a moment walk away Seemed a picture perfect life Now himself, his kids His wife are shipwrecked And what became of faith Was it all a masquerade Or one day starting to love Something more than he loved truth It was one more phone call Chilling me within Can't deny the consequence of sin Chorus: Sober me Sober me Lord, wake me to the shadows That are closing in on me It's hard to see the nightfall When it falls so gradually Sober me Desire crouches at my door But I've never heard him roar He's so silent but so real He will lie and kill and steal Be near, Lord Keep my soul alert Of the many I would hurt With one foolish choice I'd make There's so much at stake Remind me The most dangerous place to be Is when I'm thinking It could never happen to me Repeat Chorus It's hard to see the nightfall When it falls so gradually Sober me