I was there when you needed me most I was there when you wanted me least I was your father, your son, and your Holy Ghost and priest Through your failings and success Through your losses and gains I didn't see much happiness or pain CHORUS I couldn't save your soul I couldn't even take you home I couldn't fill that hole Alone I saw you at your best I knew you at your worst I couldn't tell if you were blessed or cursed There's thin grey line Between the black and the white It's evidently hard to find the night CHORUS Now it's too, too late for Words that should have been said Long ago I was there when you needed me most I was there when you wanted me least I was your father, your son, and your Holy Ghost and priest CHORUS