The writing's on the wall, brother   Your life is in your hands   It's up to you to see the writing's on the wall      It looks you in the eye, mister   It's time we stand up tall   Go see and understand the writing's on the wall      Strange we hold on to things that have no grace or power   While death holds on to us much more with every passing hour      And all the time you thought it would last   Your life, your friends would always be   'Til they're drunk away or shot away or die away from you      There's nothing that you need, sister   The Lord is in you all   Life is designed to see the writing's on the wall      The music's in the air, mothers   You may have heard it call   To you that you may see the writing's on the wall      And all the time you thought it would last   Your life, your friends would always be   'Til they're drunk away or shot away or die away from you      Be careful going home, sister   Be watchful down that road   You've got a lot of love, sister   More to grow      The writing's on the wall, brothers   Your life is in your hands   It's up to you to see the writing's on the wall   I hope that you may see the writing's on the wall