Not Dark Yet (Version 1)

Well, shadows are falling and I've been here all day And it's too hot to sleep, time is running away Feel like my soul has turned into steel I've still got the scars that the sun didn't heal There's not even room enough to be anywhere Lord, it's not dark yet, but it's getting there Well, my sense of humanity has gone down the drain Behind every beautiful thing, there's been some kind of pain Just being in the same country as her is making me blue I got nothing left over from the love that we knew A love that I know, that I never can share Lord, it's not dark yet, but it's getting there Feel like my eyes are two pieces of broken glass Well, I'm standing in the shadows, waiting for the parade to pass Feel like the hand of fate has jabbed its finger in my eyes I'm in the land of the lost, where dreams come to die Sometimes my burden seem more than I can bear Lord, it's not dark yet, but it's getting there Well, I can close my eyes and I see her from such a long ways off Her lips were so tender, her skin was so soft I've gone too far down life's beaten track And I'm praying the master will guide me back The violets are fading and the trees are bare Lord, it's not dark yet, but it's getting there