Night's Work

You touch

I sting

Leave me alone

I gotta do my thing

You tap

I bring

All the heat

And now you're burning

You slip

I bite

You don't go

Anywhere tonight

You sleep

I fight

All the world's battles

Then turn off the light

I spin

You wake

Watch where you step

Maybe the last one you take

I leap

You make

Faces at me

Before you gotta fake

I lose

You drown

Somebody pays

For money going down

I win

You frown

Now when I smile

You think that I'm a clown

You reach

I leave

Better take off

This is your reprieve

You wait

I weave

Take off the jacket

Your heart is on your sleeve

You jump

I hold

The river's way too fast

And it is way too cold

You swim

I mold

Somebody's gotta do

The things that they've been told

I fly

You fall

The rocks in your pockets

Aren't helping at all

I soar

You call

Maybe you want to rethink

Before you freefall

I stop

You start

Nobody's here to hear

The beating of your heart

I slow

You spark

Dawn is coming

Say goodbye to the dark