Blue Rodeo - One More Night lyrics

He came into the world with
His eyes wide open
Knew what it was all about
He grew into a man that
The sun just followed
Knew himself inside out
When we'd watch him go to work each day
And come back underneath the moonlit night

We'd hear them laughing, talking always
Safe behind the walls
Nobody knew too much about them
They never even answered calls
Well, his wife was small and pretty
Like a shell illuminated by the light

Well, I know there is a plan
But at least from where I stand
I would love to take the place of that man
For just one night

Sometimes situations seem too perfect
To be true people talk and shake their heads
The way that people do
You know that small towns show no mercy
And they see their envy in a different light

I woke up late to a big commotion
Wondering what it all was for
Voices screaming in the darkness
Fire and smoke next door
There was someone lying on the lawn and
Someone trapped behind the firelight

Oh, what could we say
As we watched life slip away?
There was nothing we could do
To make it right not on that night
"Ah, leave me here, " he said
Stretched out on the lawn
I don't think anybody's gonna miss
Me when I'm gone
Life is my enemy, it took my very best
They left me here to cast away
The shadows and sort through the mess
Struggle to get by with all my might
For one more night

We'd see him out walking in the
Streets with nothing in his eyes
People would stop and say hello
He'd always act surprised
Well, he'd jump back kind of nervous
Like a boxer who'd rather
Walk away than fight

Just like autumn thunderstorms
We knew the day would come
When they talked about it later
No one even knew he had a gun
Well, they found him with a picture
Of his wife beside him such a peaceful sight

And if God is looking down
On this little life we've found
I say you pushed that man
Until he couldn't fight not one more night
Leave me here stretched out on the lawn
I don't think anybody's gonna miss
Me when I'm gone
Life is my enemy, it took my very best
Left me here to cast away the shadows
And sort through the mess
Struggle to get by with all my might
Oh, for one more night oh, one more night
No, not one more night