Written by Joan Osborne
verse 1 E C D And your hands are really shakin' somethin' awful E C D As you light your twenty-seventh cigarette E C D Oh, how long have you been sittin' in the darkness A You forget... Pre-Chorus E C D Oh, you know you're gettin' really hard to be with E C D And you're cryin' every time you turn around E C D And you wonder why you cannot pick your head up A Off the ground...verse 2 E C D And they look at you like they don't speak your language E C D And you're living at the bottom of a well E C D And you've swallowed all the awful bloody secrets A You can't tell... Pre-Chorus E C D Oh, you know you ought to get yourself together E C D But you cannot bear to walk outside your door E C D No, you cannot bear to look into the mirror A Anymore...E C D E Oh, my crazy baby C D E Try to hold on tight C D E Oh, my crazy baby C D Don't put out the light... A D E C D E C D The light, the light, the lightverse 3 E C D And your hands are really shakin' somethin' awful E C D As your worries climb around inside your clothes E C D Oh, how long will you be sittin' in the darkness A Heaven knows...E C D E Oh, my crazy baby C D E Try to hold on tight C D E Oh, my crazy baby C D Don't put out the light... A D E C D E C D The light, the light, the lightE C D E Oh, my crazy baby C D E Try to hold on tight C D E Oh, my crazy baby C D Don't put out the light... A D E C D E C D The light, the light, the light The light...