COME OUT AND PLAY

AS THE SUN SLIPPED OUT FROM BEHIND A CLOUD
A FAT MAN DANCED IN FRONT OF A CROWD
SOME KIDS WERE PLAYING NEAR THE PRISON YARD
TRYING TO DISTRACT THE GUARD
A PREACHER’S WIFE CAME STUMBLING THROUGH
REMINDED ME A LOT OF YOU
I SAW JESUS IN THE WINDOW ON THE THIRTEENTH FLOOR
WAVING TO AN ANGEL WHO WAS KNOCKIN’ AT MY DOOR
AND SHE SAID
COME OUT AND PLAY
COME OUT WITH ME
THERE’S ONLY SO MAY SUNSETS LEFT TO SEE
COME OUT AND PLAY
COME OUT WITH ME
BEFORE IT’S JUST A FADING MEMORY
AS A LONESOME MOON SANK OUT OF SIGHT
A CONVICT RAN OFF INTO THE NIGHT
THE FAT MAN HAD A HEART ATTACK
THE CROWD CALLED FOR A SECOND ACT
THE PREACHER’S WIFE CRAWLED IN MY BED
REMINDED ME OF SOMETHING YOU SAID
AND JESUS PARKED HIS PICKUP TRUCK
IN MY FRONT YARD ANDS SAID “BOY DON’T PUSH YOUR LUCK”
COME OUT AND PLAY
COME OUT WITH ME
THERE’S ONLY SO MAY SUNSETS LEFT TO SEE
COME OUT AND PLAY
COME OUT WITH ME
BEFORE IT’S JUST A FADING MEMORY
WELL I DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU’VE BEEN TOLD
I DON’T HAVE A LOT TO SHOW
IF I CAN’T HAVE WHAT I CAN’T HOLD
WHAT’S THE POINT OF LETTING GO
WHAT’S THE POINT OF LETTING GO
THE FAT MAN LOOKED INTO HIS PAST
THE ANGRY MOB WAS GAINING FAST
THE KIDS PLAYED ON THE PRISON FENCE
THE CONVICT GATHERED EVIDENCE
THE PREACHER’S WIFE FELL FAST ASLEEP
REMINDED ME OF THE COMPANY YOU KEEP
AND JESUS CHARTERED A PARTY BUS
HE’S INVITING EVERYONE OF US TO

COME OUT AND PLAY
COME OUT WITH ME
THERE’S ONLY SO MAY SUNSETS LEFT TO SEE
COME OUT AND PLAY
COME OUT WITH ME
BEFORE IT’S JUST A FADING MEMORY
WELL I DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU’VE BEEN TOLD
I DON’T HAVE A LOT TO SHOW
IF I CAN’T HAVE WHAT I CAN’T HOLD
WHAT’S THE POINT OF LETTING GO
WHAT’S THE POINT OF LETTING GO
AS THE SUN SLIPPED OUT FROM BEHIND A CLOUD
A FAT MAN DANCED IN FRONT OF A CROWD
SOME KIDS WERE PLAYING NEAR THE PRISON YARD
TRYING TO DISTRACT THE GUARD
A PREACHER’S WIFE CAME STUMBLING THROUGH
REMINDED ME A LOT OF YOU
I SAW JESUS IN THE WINDOW ON THE THIRTEENTH FLOOR
WAVING TO AN ANGEL WHO WAS KNOCKIN’ AT MY DOOR
AND SHE SAID
COME OUT AND PLAY
COME OUT WITH ME
THERE’S ONLY SO MAY SUNSETS LEFT TO SEE
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