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 town 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
I held the world in the palm of my hand
And I threw it away like a petulant child
Now all is gone that I held true
The choking smoke obscures the sun
I see so clear what I've become
I know, I feel
We're living in desperate times
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 know, I feel
I'm living in desperate times