Don't let the sun go down on me   I do not want to be alone tonight   We'll be right, you'll see   Night is a shadow on the soul   And if you want to set me wholly free   Stay by me tonight      I've been afraid of love   Knowing I need you to stay   I've been ashamed to love   Knowing you're leaving me   Day after day   I'm begging you, pleading   I like you best   When night runs a shadow on the soul   No more empty hands to hold      Don't let the evening sun go down   I haven't found a way   To trade the night   Sheer delight   Burning bright   Candlelight   Lay me down - astound me   Not a sound- surround me   Skies unbound, I'm unwound   Lay me down      I've been afraid to love   This is no time to hesitate   I've been ashamed to love   But lay me down, I just can't wait   I like you best   When night is a pleasure you can give   Lay me down - now I know how to   Lay me down - now I know how to   Lay me down   Now I know how to live