And the music he had in him so very few possess
And I loved him like my father and I loved him like my friend
In my hour of darkness, in my time of need
Oh Lord, grant me vision, oh Lord, grant me speed
But he was just a country boy, his simple songs confess
Who'd have ever thought they'd build such a deadly Denver bend
In my hour of darkness, in my time of need
Oh Lord, grant me vision, oh Lord, grant me speed
Another young man safely strummed his silver string guitar
Then there was an old man, kind and wise with age
And he read me just like a book and he never missed a page
In my hour of darkness, in my time of need
And he played to people everywhere, some say he was a star
Oh Lord, grant me vision, oh Lord, grant me speed
Once I knew a young man, went driving through the night
Miles and miles without a word with just his high-beam lights
To be so strong, to take so long as it would till the end
And I knew his time would shortly come but I did not know just when
