[Chorus]
In my hour of darkness
In my time of need
Oh Lord, grant me vision
Oh Lord, grant me speed

[Verse 1]
Once there was a young man, went driving through the night
Miles and miles without a word, just his high-beam lights
Who'd have ever though they’d build, such a deadly Denver bend
To be so strong, and take as long, as it did till the end

[Chorus]
In my hour of darkness
In my time of need
Oh Lord, grant me vision
Oh Lord, grant me speed

[Verse 2]
Another young man safely strummed, his silver-string guitar
And he played to people everywhere, some say he was a star
But he was just a country boy, his simple songs confessed
The music he had in him, so very few possessed

[Chorus]
In my hour of darkness
In my time of need
Oh Lord, grant me vision
Oh Lord, grant me speed
[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 3]
Then there was this old man, wise and kind with age
He read me just like a book, he never missed a page
I loved him like my father, I loved him like my friend
I knew his time would surely come, I did not know just when

[Chorus]
In my hour of darkness
In my time of need
Oh Lord, grant me vision
Oh Lord, grant me speed
Oh Lord, grant me vision
Oh Lord, grant me speed