Lost In The Moment

The register stood open Smoke cleared the room And one man was lying Over blood and a broom The store door was swinging In the midnight breeze And another man ran Through the dark and the trees Lost in the moment of what he needs Lost in the moment of what he needs He ran past a motel Threw his gun in the trash Looked down through the darkness And counted the cash The man at the store was Trying to stand He looked up through the white lights And reached out his hand Lost in the moment of what he needs Lost in the moment of what he needs Are you there Can you hear me Are you there The ambulance arrived But it was too late In the spin of the red lights They covered his face He had a wife who was waiting Watching TV in bed Wondering why He wasn't home yet The baby was sleeping Till the telephone rang He woke and he cried out But nobody came Lost in the moment of what he needs Lost in the moment of what he needs Are you there Can you hear me Are you there She doesn't know what they'll do now Now that he's gone Try to get over And try to get on Alone in the back yard The cool afternoon The tree that they planted It starting to bloom She wanted to see this She wanted him there She wanted to kiss him And brush back his hair Lost in the moment of what she needs Lost in the moment of what she needs