There's a man outside my door collecting sins
And he's waiting for the calm to settle in
And my past hangs like a shadow on the wall
Is this the last time before I take the fall
That's why I walk the line 
That's why I walk the line 
That's why I walk the line 
That's why I walk the line 
Night prayer with my soul to keep
Night prayer before I go to sleep
Night prayer wash away the dirt
Night prayer take away the hurt
And the hour's getting late
And the clock ticks time to call
And the darkness as a witness to it all
If temptation comes disguised as love again
Tell me he who rises can work it from within
That's why I walk the line 
That's why I walk the line 
That's why I walk the line 
That's why I walk the line 
Night prayer with my soul to keep
Night prayer before I go to sleep
Night prayer wash away the dirt
Night prayer take away the hurt
This man keeps walking by himself
Why do you think that's 
This man keeps talking to himself
Why do you think that is
Oh night prayer for my soul to keep
Night prayer before I go to sleep
Night prayer wash away the dirt
Night prayer take away the hurt
Night prayer for my soul to keep
Night prayer before I go to sleep
Night prayer wash away the dirt
Night prayer take away the hurt
Take away the hurt
Night prayer for my soul to keep
Night prayer before I go to sleep
Night prayer wash away the dirt
Night prayer take away the hurt
Night prayer for my soul to keep
Night prayer before I go to sleep
Night prayer wash away the dirt
Night prayer take away the hurt
Take away the hurt
Night prayer for my soul to keep
Night prayer before I go to sleep
Night prayer wash away the dirt
Night prayer take away the hurt