Save Somebody

In the heart of the city
Is the beat of a soul,
And it stares out the window
As the cars come and go.
And it hungers for heros
And it dreams of open skies,
And there's no expectation
That the sun will rise.

You better save somebody
Before the moment slips away
You better save somebody who'll be lonely
When you walk away.

Theres a crack in the heavens
And a tear in the sky
It cuts through the shadows
Living in her eyes;
And the gates of the city
Are closed until dawn
When the ghosts of midnight
Have all come and gone.
And the hearts of the weary carry on.

I'm thinking on your silence
How the memory lingers on,
I wonder do you miss me
Now that I am gone?


Janis Ian, lyrics