Lyrics
Quarter past three on the fourth floor hall Soft shoes squeaking on the tile Machines are humming their small green songs I've learned to walk in single file Somebody's holding a trembling hand Somebody's asking for the time I tell them morning's on its way And I almost make it sound like mine Nobody sees the ones who stay awake When the whole wide world is sleeping I'm the light at the end of the hall Burning low so nobody's alone at all Coffee gone cold and my feet are sore But I'll be here when you need one more Night shift, hold on The dark don't last, the dark don't last I'm the light at the end of the hall Leave a light on, I'll keep one for all Drive home at dawn with the window down Cold air stinging at my eyes A trucker waves from the other lane We're both just ghosts beneath the skies I eat my supper at the break of day While the neighbours run for the bus I tuck my tiredness under the sheets And dream of folks who needed us Nobody sees the ones who stay awake When the whole wide world is sleeping I'm the light at the end of the hall Burning low so nobody's alone at all Coffee gone cold and my feet are sore But I'll be here when you need one more Night shift, hold on The dark don't last, the dark don't last I'm the light at the end of the hall Leave a light on, I'll keep one for all And when the monitor goes quiet And a family breathes again I step into the stairwell And let the tears come in Then I wash my face and straighten up And walk back down the hall Because somebody else is waiting And I'm the one who's called I'm the light at the end of the hall Burning low so nobody's alone at all Coffee gone cold and my feet are sore But I'll be here when you need one more Night shift, hold on The dark don't last, the dark don't last I'm the light at the end of the hall Leave a light on, I'll keep one for all Night shift, hold on The dark don't last