Lay A Little Light On Me - Strawbs

Watch my hand

See it shakes

Trembling as my life blood bleeds

Comfortless

Superfakes

Offering their empty creeds

Pre-Chorus

That have no faith or substance

That change to suit the doubter

To satisfy his needs

Rid me of my darkness

Lay a little light on me

Clothe me with your brightness

Lay a little light on me

Oh save me someone

Lay a little light on me

Growing boys

Masturbate

Drink the wine and take the bread

Saintly priests

Castigate

Holy water for the head

Pre-Chorus

With shades of John the Baptist

Who came intent to rescue

But danced with death instead

Rid me of my darkness

Lay a little light on me

Clothe me with your brightness

Lay a little light on me

Oh save me someone

Lay a little light on me

Interlude

Bridge

Bless the good, curse the bad

Some are wise, others mad

Phoney propheteers

Suitably seeming sad

Pre-Chorus

Preparing for the kingdom

Annointing us with wisdom

Convinced that we’ll be glad

Chorus & Outro

Rid me of my darkness

Lay a little light on me

Clothe me with your brightness

Lay a little light on me

Oh save me someone

Lay a little light on me

Oh save me someone

Lay a little light on me

Oh save me someone

Lay a little light on me

Oh save me someone

Lay a little light on me