Papa's got the light on,
Got to be past midnight
And mama's just there crying
Wonderin' if it will be alright
Papa's got the ligjt on,
Bright wires ina dark night
He says I'll do what i got to do
I got to and the rooms falls silent
Lang, lang, lang...
Well it's beem like this since the vultures went away
At least that's what I heard papa say
But boy understamd that we ain't meant to break
And our heads were never meant to hang
So, Papa's got the light on 'cause it's time to get out to
A 4 A.M. cathedral where communion's on a steel pew
And where Papa's got the light on
Just swingin' down a hammer
For the thought of all his angels
Keeps him a twelve hours steady there
Lang, lang, lang...
Oh it's so dangerous just givin' what they ask
You make a land of wolves soon turn in to rats
Can't do nothing but find scraps at the door
Baby what happens when papa ain't here no more
'Cause Papa's got the light on, got to be past midnight
And mama's just there crying, papa says it will be alright (alright)
Yeah, Papa's got the light on and he's gonna keep the light on
Lang, lang, lang...