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, hey      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 you 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      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      Lift 'em on up   Lift 'em on up   Lift 'em on up   Lift 'em on up