Jack Bruce Reach for the Night song lyrics

I used to be somebody in the general scheme of things

I built myself a folly cause it looked like it had wings

Then I started to run from myself

I became someone else

I was running straight to hell

I said, you gotta help me now, it's getting kinda strange

I can't go on, somehow I've got to change

Whenever I reach for the night

You know it just aint right

Cos it's a pretty scary sound

To hear your future running down

I thought I was a mirror,

looking down from a golden wall

Thought I was a killer, didn't know nothing at all

I started to live in the dark

I lost sight of the spark

Then I was out of the ballpark

I said, you gotta help me now,

It's getting kinda weird

I can't go on somehow, I've got this fear

Now whenever I reach for the night

I know it just aint right

Cos it's a pretty scary sound

To hear your future leaving town….

I heard the answer from deep in my soul

You've got to warm up, keep out of the cold,

I heard the answer from inside my head

You got so many miles, can't just end up dead,

Get rollin instead….

Now my train can still sing along those silver rails

I'm wearing love's ring and my heart is out of jail

The shadows scare no more,

I've come through tomorrow's door

Cause today's a whole lot more

I said, you've gotta take a chance,

don't make no delays

You gotta join the dance, and make sure you stay

Then whenever you reach for the night

It just won't feel right

You got so many miles

Get rollin instead