When the Night Comes Down

Jimmy got lost

In a schoolboy phase

You see, the lines got crossed

At a young and tender age

He dropped out of school, yeah

And with the new crowd he'd meet

He left his broken home

For a new life, out on the street

See the young boys laugh

They gettin' high on a midnight run

They got it all figure out

They don't need no help from anyone

No, no

Jimmy never knew real love in his heart

No feelings remain

Somehow he knew he'd never be a part

So alone with his pain

When the night comes down

Out there on the streets, so many sad, sad stories

(When the night comes down) and when the night comes down

They're runnin' out of hope, in this land of glory

They're runnin' in the night

When the night comes down

See the young boy cry

He's cryin' out, all alone

And the hurt inside

He's gotta face it all on his own

And the church bells ring, oh-oh

And the Lord is praised

But they ain't got time for poor Jimmy

On their holy, holy days

Jimmy never felt real love in his heart

No feelings remain

Somehow he knew he'd never be a part

So alone with his pain

When the night comes down

Out there on the streets, so many sad, sad stories

(When the night comes down) and when the night comes down

They're runnin' out of hope, in this land of glory

Just running in the night

When the night comes down, oh

It's a cold-hearted town (when the night comes down)

Nothing but a battleground, yeah-yeah

And they're runnin' out of hope in this land of glory

(When the night comes down) oh, when the night comes down

Ooh, when the night comes down

(When the night comes down) on this battleground, yeah

So many, so many sad, sad stories

Oh, you can see it every night

Mmm, when the night comes down

See the young boy cry