THEY COME IN THE NIGHT

Michael Greene

LIKE A SHIP CUTS THE WAVES OF THE SEA
SOFT THE WIND BLOWS YOU HOMEWARD TO ME
YOU’RE THE STAR THAT MY EYES NEVER SEE
YOU’RE LIKE A STORM   YOU COME RISE IN THE NIGHT
THEN YOU SLIP   EVAPORATE   FROM SIGHT
SINCE MY YOUTH   I’VE BEEN POSSESSED BY THE SMILE
OF LOVELY LADIES   BEING TORN BY THE GUILE
NEVER FINDING WHAT I LONG FOR INSIDE
YOU’RE LIKE THAT STORM   YOU COME RISE IN THE NIGHT
THEN THE EVENING BRINGS YOU HOME THAT’S RIGHT   HEY HEY THAT’S RIGHT
OH LORD…..
EACH NIGHT AROUND THE STROKE OF TWELVE
ARRIVES SLEEP’S ARDENT MESSENGER
HIS ROUNDS ARE SWIFT   FOR SOME IT SEEMS
OH LORD BUT OTHERS LIKE ME THEY FAIL THE CALL
FOR THE FEW WHO MISS THE KNELL   FROM THE FOG THEIR SPIRITS SWELL
OH THEY COME IN THE NIGHT   THEY COME IN THE NIGHT

IT WAS ON SUCH A NIGHT AS THIS   DIANA FILLED MY ORIEL
SURELY GOD’S FINEST HOUR WAS THERE   WITHIN HER VELVET FACE
FROM THEN ON HER SWEET VISION CAME  
HELPLESS HELPLESS I TO CHANGE A THING
OH SHE COMES IN THE NIGHT OH   WHEN YOU’RE NOT LOOKIN   YEA
IN HER VOICE A RHAPSODY   AW IT GOES DANCIN’ DOWN MY SPINE
THEN HER GLOWING HANDS THEY ILLUMINE ME
SHE’S GOT ALL A WOMAN NEEDS   THE WIND BLOWS THROUGH THE SEED
AND WITH THE WIND SHE’S GONE   OH NO   YOU KNOW I’M SLIPPIN’ AWAY

CRASH THE HAND OF EVE   AW SHE TAKES ME DOWN
REACHIN’ UP TO HEIGHTS UNKNOWN   BY MAN’S FRAIL HEART
I’VE REPELED THE WORLD   FOR THE DREAM I’VE FOUND
PLUNGING THROUGH HER VEIL   AND BECOME A PART
NOW THE SPIRITS THEY SWALLOW FREE   DIANA SHE RUSHES DEEP INSIDE OF ME
SHE COMES IN THE NIGHT   THAT GIRL SHE COMES IN THE NIGHT
WHEN YOU’RE NOT LOOKIN’   WHEN YOU NEVER SUSPECT A THING
WHEN YOU’RE JUST THERE SLEEPIN’  

AW THROUGH THE MIND WE UNDERSTAND
YOU BETTER LET THE OLD ONES SHED THE LIGHT
AW THE PUREST LOVE IS NOW AT HAND   IF YOU COME IN THE NIGHT