We went down into the city
Lord we had a good time.
We walked hand in hand
Under the Neon city lights.
You fell asleep entangled
Your head resting on my chest
But I lay awake and wonder:
What’s coming to collect?

We’re sitting at the dinner table
With all our family and friends.
A dream of joy and laughter
The kind you wish would never end.
Then I look into all their eyes
Think on the time that we have spent.
That’s when I hear the knock
Of the uninvited guest.

Everybody falls silent
There’s a stranger at the door.
He’s dressed in black for violence
Someone I’ve never seen before.
He points his finger at each one of us
Says,”please come forward single file”
“I’ll get to everyone of you,
It’s just gonna take a while.”

Wake up and drink a glass of water.
Look out the window into the night.
I get a feeling something’s out there
Just beyond the edge of the tree line.
I lock the front and then the back door
Climb back into bed.
I don’t know who I think I’m foolin’
One day I know it’s gettin in.

Does it happen all a sudden,
Just a phone call in the night?
Do you get to see it comin’
Do you get to say goodbye?
Honey When I’m thinking on it
I don’t know which one is worse
I just hope that when it happens
It doesn’t take you from us first.