In God's Shadow Lyrics - John Waite

We speak out like children 

Of the dreams that we chase and pursue 

These rights we hold precious 

Say it loud enough and it'll be true 

In the company of strangers 

Wild conversation and the hours go by so fast 

And you find a lot of wisdom there 

At the bottom of the glass 

But when the lights go down 

And the laughter fades away 

Somewhere beneath 

The moon and stars, yeah 

All of life's certainties they 

They all just slip away 

And you lie down in God's shadow 

At the end, the end of the day 

We speak revolution 

But the future's already been sold 

The masters of diffusion 

Spinning their fine webs into gold 

And the party's just begun 

This matter of resistance 

Our ship was built to last 

We're sailing out on troubled seas 

Nail your colors to the mast 

But when the lights go down 

And the laughter fades away 

Somewhere beneath 

The moon and stars, yeah 

All of life's certainties they 

They all just slip away 

And you lie down in God's shadow 

At the end, the end of the day 

The avenue is so crowded 

And they're turning up the heat 

And the red lights keep on flashing 

Out there tonight on Bourbon Street 

On Bourbon Street 

Wild conversation 

And the hours go by so fast 

And you find a lot of wisdom there 

At the bottom of the glass 

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah 

But when the lights go down 

And the laughter fades away 

Somewhere beneath 

The moon and stars 

All of life's certainties they 

They all just slip away 

And you lie down in God's shadow 

At the end, the end of the day 

The end of the day 

The end of the day 

The end of the day 

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah 

Lay down your soul with me 

Lay down your soul, tonight 

Lay down your soul with me 

And everything will be alright 

It'll be alright