The Dead Of The Night Lyrics - Steady On - Shawn Colvin

It is the dead of the night 

Oh, the dead of the night 

I live on a dream, it came to me when I was young 

And I brought it here and now for years 

The streets of London keep it safe and warm 

Every morning it dies and it is reborn 

Into the dead of the night 

In the dead of the night 

Oh, the dead of the night 

I keep a pencil and a book, I say this is how a life can look 

Russian Roulette, French-kissed cigarette and the silence like an anvil 

And the things that you learn but now all that burns is the candle 

And the fog melts over the night and it softens the edges I begin to write 

Into the dead of the night 

In the dead of the night 

Oh, the dead of the night 

A bead of sweat runs down my arm and I drink it from my skin 

It is the most real thing that I feel, it is communion 

Bless the meek, heal the sick, protect the weak 

Into the dead of the night 

In the dead of the night 

Into the dead of the night 

In the dead of the night 

Oh, the dead of the night