In the Gaze of the Spotlight's Eye

In The Gaze Of The Spotlight's Eye - Mark Heard

In the gaze of the spotlight's eye

A long way from home

Still nauseous from a turbulent sky

Up on the stage alone

The live end of a microphone

Point-blank to my soul

I'm trying hard

To keep my self-control

I want to go home

I wish that this night would end

I've got to go on

And shoot from the heart again

Somebody came for the rock n' roll

Somebody carne for a smile

Somebody came for a sermon in song

Or something to call worthwhile

The expectations of who-knows-who

Examining my soul

Unknown faces expecting me to play some role

And oh I want to go home

I wish that this night would end

But I've got to go on

And shoot from the heart again

I don't have no magical words

No pockets full of spiritual jewels

I only know about the way things are

In light of the simple truth

I don't know which hearts are breaking

Or whose flags are truly unfurled

Between here and heaven and the outside world

And oh I want to go home

I wish that this night would end

But I've got to go on

And shoot from the heart again