You called my name you knew my number

You told me everything was gonna be fine

You touched my hand, and took me away from this place

And I keep on thinking I'm going out of my mind



Someone out there calling me

I don't know what I can't see

I dread to think what might be there

I'm shaking now with so much fear

I know, I feel

I'm living in desperate times



I looked to the ground, I couldn't believe my eyes

The world I'm from was never that tough

The life I've known is falling away from me

And all of my strength may not be enough



Now all is gone that I held true

Am I bound to lose you too?

The choking smoke obscures the sun

I see so clear what I've become

I know, I feel

We're living in desperate times



I held the world in the palm of my hand

And I threw it away like a petulant child



Someone out there calling me

I don't know what I can't see

I dread to think what might be there

I'm shaking now with so much fear

I know, I feel

I'm living in desperate times