Lately I been wastin' this hard, hard life

Seems like nothin' ever turns out right

The day's too short, the nights too long

Meet you in the middle if it turns out wrong



Johnny got a job but it ain't no good

Nickels and dimes you know he never could

Seem to make it clean, I'm tellin' you

When the devil got your soul

There ain't much you can do



Now he prays for a light in the dark

To Lift `Em On Up (Lift `Em On Up)

An' he swears with his hand on his heart

To Lift `Em On Up (Lift `Em On Up)

You can tear the night down

And turn it inside out



Johnny looks around but all he sees

Is a tired old city livin' on its knees

Blue jean faces, fadin' fast

Backs are breaking but the hard times last



Now he prays for a light in the dark

To Lift `Em On Up (Lift `Em On Up)

An' he swears with his hand on his heart

To Lift `Em On Up (Lift `Em On Up)

You can tear the night down

And turn it inside out

You can tear the night down



Yesterdays....Johnny (Johnny, Johnny)



Johnny and me used to have a dream

If ya ran real fast, it'd set you free

So we kept on running, but our legs got tired

And the dream just kinda faded when the spirit died - Hey



To Lift `Em On Up, Lift `Em On Up

Now he prays for a light in the dark

To Lift `Em On Up (Lift `Em On Up)

An' he swears with his hand on his heart

To Lift `Em On Up (Lift `Em On Up)

You can tear the night down, you can tear the night down

You can tear the night down and turn it inside out



To Lift `Em On Up, Lift `Em On Up, Lift `Em On Up, Lift `Em On Up