The night-time crept quickly And finished the last of the Sun I closed my eyes and tried hard To forget what I'd done There's darkness sweeps down From above and consumes my soul Like night it's so empty and bitterly cold I'm heavy with burdens That shatter my last chance at sleep I hear them all crying See my poor mother weep A guard on my left A gavel slams down on my right And iron bars close On a thirty year night Oh Lord, take me home Oh Lord, take me home Oh Lord, take me home Oh Lord, take me home I scribble a note Say I'm sorry that it happened this way Exhaling my last breath so free Knowing not what to say The light burns my eyes But I see peace so clear My heart bids my soul a farewell Feet kicking the air Oh Lord, take me home Oh Lord, take me home Oh Lord, take me home Oh Lord, take me home