Stop joking around for one minute   I'd rather cry right now   And play those sad notes on the piano   Let the rest of the band go home      'Cause I'll lead you until morning   Please be here until the morning   Hold my hand until the morning    Brings the light of day to our eyes      And smell the burning leaves in autumn driveways   We'll be out on the road to way past supper   And leave the lamp lit low beside the window   If you can mop up a waterfall      'Cause I'll lead you until morning   Please be here until the morning   Hold my hand until the morning    Brings the light of day to our eyes      Just hop a train, you hate to fly   Come see the pictures of my eyes   You want to laugh, I want to cry, cry, cry, cry      Please be here until the morning   Hold my hand until the morning   Chase my fears until the morning   Till you promise life   Please be here