"Shut Out The Light" lyrics

The runway rushed up at him as he felt the wheels touch down
He stood out on the blacktop and took a taxi into town
He got out down on Main Street and went into a local bar
He bought a drink and found a seat in a corner in the dark

Well, she called up her mama to make sure the kids were out of the house
She checked herself out in the dining room mirror
And undid an extra button on her blouse
He felt her lying next to him, when the clock said 4 AM
He was staring at the ceiling
He couldn't move his hands

Oh mama mama mama come quick
I've got the shakes and I'm gonna be sick
Throw your arms around me in the cold dark night
Hey now mama don't shut out the light
Don't you shut out the light
Don't you shut out the light
Don't you shut out the light
Don't you shut out the light

Well, on his porch, they stretched a banner that said "Johnny Welcome Home"
Bobby pulled his Ford out of the garage and they polished up the chrome
His mama said, "Johnny, oh, Johnny. I'm so glad to have you back with me."
His pa said he was sure they'd give him his job back down at the factory

Now every evening, well, just after supper time
He'd go into the back bedroom and he'd lock the door behind
He'd lie awake til the morning light stretched out across the chair
Just him and a few bad habits he'd brought back from over there

Oh mama mama mama come quick
I've got the shakes and I'm gonna be sick
Throw your arms around me in the cold dark night
Hey now mama don't shut out the light
Don't you shut out the light
Don't you shut out the light
Don't you shut out the light
Don't you shut out the light

Well deep in the dark forest, a forest filled with rain
Beyond a stretch of Maryland pines there's a river without a name
In the cold black water now, Johnson Leneire stands
He stares across the lights of the city and dreams of where he's been

A gray moon disappears beyond that town hillside
Stars rise, grow brighter, then gone, gone, gone in a black and endless sky
Like the others before him, he'd gone and done his best
Now, he watches the water of that nameless river rise above his chest

Oh, mama, mama, mama, come quick
I've got the shakes and I'm gonna be sick
Throw your arms around me in the cold dark night
Hey now, mama, don't shut out the light
Don't you shut out the light, don't you shut out the light
Don't you shut out the light, don't you shut out the light
Don't you shut out the light, don't you shut out the light