all the hopes that you ve been holding on to for so long and the fires you ve been chasing down now are all gone i can tell you are a long way from the one you love oh the night it takes so long to fall oh in the night oh in the night oh in the night i will hide away my fortunate son he s soon to fall if i let him go but i ll always know on my life he s not the only one no no oh in the night oh in the night oh in the night i will hide away my fortunate son he s soon to fall if i let him go but i ll always know on my life he s not the only one no no smoke and shadows follow me to my heart like a palmer carrying a stone i can still not believe the words that you sing so heavy are your own ohhhhhhhhhhh no all my life i ve spent out wandering the farthest south oh the weathervane is holding out to hold me down and a heart like yours should never have to go without sometimes it takes the night to fall oh in the night oh in the night oh in the night i will hide away my fortunate son he s soon to fall if i let him go but i ll always know on my life he s not the only one know on my life he s not the only one no you can never hide my fortunate son no no no no no