When the Night Comes Down

By Foreigner

On Unusual Heat

Released on June 14, 1991

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[Verse 1]

Jimmy got lost, in a schoolboy phase

You see the lines got crossed, at a young and tender age

He dropped out of school, and the new crowd he'd meet

He left his broken home, for a new life, out on the street

See the young boys laugh, getting high on a midnight run

They've got it all figure out, they don't need no help

From anyone


[Pre-Chorus]

Jimmy never knew real love in his heart

No feelings remain

Somehow he knew he'd never be a part

So alone with his pain


[Chorus]

When the night comes down

Out there on the streets, so many sad, sad stories

When the night comes down

They're running out of hope, in this land of glory

They're running in the night


[Verse 2]

See the young boy cry, he's crying out, all alone

And the hurt inside, he's got to face it all on his own

And the church bells ring, and the lord is praised

But they have got time for Jimmy, on their holy, holy days


[Pre-Chorus]

Jimmy never felt real love in his heart

No feelings remain

Somehow he knew he'd never be a part

So alone with his pain


[Chorus]

When the night comes down

Out there on the streets, so many sad, sad stories

When the night comes down

They're running out of hope, in this land of glory

When the night comes down

Its a cold hearted town, nothing but a battleground

And they're running out of hope, ooh, when the night

Comes down

On this battleground

So many, so many sad, sad stories

You can see it every night

When the night comes down

See the young boy cry