In the words of his mama: "He was my only son,"

In the words of his sister: "He was on the run," - well, well,

In the words of his girl: "How could it end this way?"

In the words of his daddy: "He never had much to say, no, no."

Goodbye Kathy, and goodbye Mum there's voices in my head,

Angel dust and tortured dreams say I'd be better dead.

Oh, you...you chased the shadows because your hopes and dreams have been lost to the night,

You...you chase the shadows because your hopes and dreams have been lost to the night.

Hey, Billy, have you heard the news? - Johnny's gone for good,

They say his mama's all broke up they found him in the woods,

Kathy just couldn't understand,

And the sheriff, he just looked tired,

Some will play, and some will pay...but Johnny played with fire, ooh.

Goodbye Kathy, and goodbye Mum there's voices in my head,

Angel dust and cocaine dreams say I'd be better dead.

Oh, you...you chase the shadows because your hopes and dreams have been lost to the night,

You...you chase the shadows because your hopes and dreams have been lost to the night, oh.

Johnny's dead and buried now, out on the edge of town,

Drove by his grave the other day that's when the fear came down,

I hate night that took his life, but now it's haunting me,

I may be young, may be confused, but I've gotta be free, free.

God, are you there? Can you hear me now?

Show me how to hope,

Lost in the dark, on a dead-end road please save me from myself.

Oh, you...you take the shadows, take all my fears and doubts, and bring me out of the night,

You...you take the shadows, you gave me hope and love, and turned my darkness to light,

Lord, you...you take the shadows, take all my fears and doubts, and bring me out of the night,

Lord, you...you take the shadows, give me hope and love, and turn my darkness to light.

Darkness to light.

Oh, oh.