The lights went out But I could still see by the glow Of her bedpost bright With a smile that she wants me to know That she's always been My best friend In a world where the lights go out The lights were dim But I could still see well enough To make out the tear on my brim And the fear that hung from my cuff Well the stars felt weak But they laughed with me At a world where the lights go out The road was wide But I still took both the lanes And she sat so close to me We floated away like the planes 'Cause we had to go It's the end of the show For a world where the ligts go out It's the world where the lights go out I'm almost gone But it's cool 'cause I've been here before With my wife on the phone And my girlfriend knocks on my door Well they both love me 'Cause they both don't see I'm the world where the lights go out I'm the world where the lights go out My fear is dead She died last night in her sleep While my clock hummed along And the morning started to weep 'Cause the day begins And a young man wins In the world where the lights go out In the world where the lights go out Out...