We were in a race to grow up Yesterday, through today, till tomorrow But when the plant blew up A piece of shrapnel flew and slowed that part of you The doctors gave you until the end of the night But not till daylight (not till daylight), not till daylight (not till daylight) Time passes slower in the flicker of a hospital light I pray the race is worth the fight Made a fool of myself down on Tennessee Street It wasn't pretty like the movies, it was ugly like what they all did to me And they did to me what I wouldn't do to anyone You know that's for sure Tell me all the time not to worry And think of all the time that I'll have with you When I won't wake up on my own (wake up on my own) Held close all of time knowing I'm half of you