In my hour of darkness
In my time of need
Oh Lord, grant me vision
Oh Lord, grant me speed

Once I knew a young man went driving through the night
Miles and miles without a word, but just his high beam lights
Who'd have ever thought they'd build such a deadly Denver bend?
To be so strong, to take so long as it would 'til the end

In my hour of darkness
In my time of need
Oh Lord, grant me vision
Oh Lord, grant me speed

Another young man safely strummed his silver-stringed guitar
And he played to people everywhere, some say he was a star
But he was just a country boy, his simple songs confess
And the music he had in him so very few possess

In my hour of darkness
In my time of need
Oh Lord, grant me vision
Oh Lord, grant me speed

Then there was an old man, kind and wise with age
And he read me just like a book, never missed a page
I loved him like a father and I loved him like my friend
And I knew his time could shortly come but I did not know just when
In my hour of darkness
In my time of need
Oh Lord, grant me vision
Oh Lord, grant me speed