Elm Street

Lyrics

Saturday night in Plainville Lots some local people go To the downtown corner movie For a late night picture show And it's ninety mindless minutes Of the best in blood and gore They all come out laughing Just can't wait for more While on the other side of town A child four years of age Huddles helpless in defense Against his father's rage And as we spend our time and money For life's moments' cheapest thrills In our city, there's an Elm Street Where the nightmare is real Oh, God, have mercy on us, please For the times that You've shown the need And we've refused to see Give us all a heart like Yours that grieves For the lost souls on Elm Street Who need to be released Complacency's a poison Taken one drop at a time Fools our minds in thinking That everything's just fine Desensitize our spirit With nothing left to feel Till we never hurt for Elm Street Where the nightmare is real Oh, Lord, You've got to send me Where it is I need to go Put me on their street, Lord 'Cause they all need to know That there's a God who's so much bigger Than anything their going through Oh, they need to know that there's a place Where nightmares don't come true Oh, God, have mercy on us, please For the times that You've shown the need And we've refused to see Give us all a heart like Yours that grieves For the lost souls on Elm Street Who need to be released Oh, God, have mercy on us, please For the times that You've shown the need And we've refused to see Give us all a heart like Yours that grieves For the lost souls on Elm Street Who need to be released